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Perforated jejunal diverticulitis: a rare but important differential in the acute abdomen

BACKGROUND: Diverticulosis of the small bowel is rare and, in most cases, discovered incidentally. However, diverticulitis and other complications are important to consider in the differential of an acute abdomen, especially in the elderly population. CASE PRESENTATION: The patient was a 59-year-old...

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Autores principales: Leigh, Natasha, Sullivan, Brianne J., Anteby, Roi, Talbert, Susan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7338329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32632508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-00929-3