Author: Farraj, Kristen; Sinha, Atul; Kaliounji, Aboud; Kagolanu, Deepthi; Rizvon, Kaleem; Subramani, Krishnaiyer
Title: Abdominal Pain: A Silent and Unlikely Cause Cord-id: gymsbzd3 Document date: 2021_9_18
ID: gymsbzd3
Snippet: While diverticulosis is a common phenomenon in the large intestine, it is a rare disease found in the small intestine accounting for only 0.06% to 1.3% of cases. Although most cases are asymptomatic, roughly 30% to 40%, it is crucial that it is on the differential of acute abdominal pain as it can be life-threatening and potentially require surgical management. Here, we describe a case of a 61-year-old Hispanic man who was found to have a perforated jejunal diverticula after initially presenting
Document: While diverticulosis is a common phenomenon in the large intestine, it is a rare disease found in the small intestine accounting for only 0.06% to 1.3% of cases. Although most cases are asymptomatic, roughly 30% to 40%, it is crucial that it is on the differential of acute abdominal pain as it can be life-threatening and potentially require surgical management. Here, we describe a case of a 61-year-old Hispanic man who was found to have a perforated jejunal diverticula after initially presenting with left upper quadrant abdominal pain.
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