e -Issn : 0976 - 3651
Print-Issn : 2229-7480

  ABSTRACT

EJUNAL DIVERTICULOSIS – A RARE CAUSE OF PERFORATION PERITONITIS

Jejunal diverticulosis was first described by Somerling in 1794 and by Sir Astley Cooper in 1807. Jejunal diverticula are rare, with an incidence of less than 0.5%. Most jejunal diverticula are asymptomatic. Complications like perforation and obstruction are very uncommon. Here we report a case of perforation peritonitis due to multiple perforations in jejunal diverticula

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