TY - JOUR
T1 - Jejunal Diverticulosis - Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleed
AU - Shetty, Shiran
AU - Balasundaram, Priyanka
AU - Muthuraman, M.
AU - Leelakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Jejunal diverticulosis was first described by Somerling in 1794 and by Sir Astley Cooper in 1807. Jejunal diverticula are rare. Hemorrhage from jejunal diverticula usually presents as gastrointestinal bleeding. Here, we present a case of severe gastrointestinal bleeding presenting as malena due to jejunal diverticulosis.
AB - Jejunal diverticulosis was first described by Somerling in 1794 and by Sir Astley Cooper in 1807. Jejunal diverticula are rare. Hemorrhage from jejunal diverticula usually presents as gastrointestinal bleeding. Here, we present a case of severe gastrointestinal bleeding presenting as malena due to jejunal diverticulosis.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12262-012-0626-1
DO - 10.1007/s12262-012-0626-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84899958162
SN - 0019-5650
VL - 76
SP - 15
EP - 16
JO - Indian Journal of Surgery
JF - Indian Journal of Surgery
IS - 1
ER -