Fact-sheet: Jejunal diverticulum

Updated on 06/29/2020 at 11:17 AM

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Definition

Acquired and more common between the sixth and seventh decades. They lack a muscular layer and are therefore pseudodiverticula

Clinical features

Asymptomatic

Up to 10% of patients with jejunal diverticulosis will develop small bowel perforation, with hemorrhage and perforation being the most common complications

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Fact-sheet: Jejunal diverticulum

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