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Acute abdomen caused by a large solitary jejunal diverticulum that induced a midgut volvulus. Report of a case
BACKGROUND: Jejunal diverticula are a rare subtype of false diverticula found in the gastrointestinal tract. When present, they are usually multiple, in the proximal jejunum and asymptomatic. Rarely, they can cause acute complications that can develop into an acute abdomen requiring surgical interve...
Autores principales: | Nigam, Aradhya, Gao, Faye F., Steves, Mark A., Sugarbaker, Paul H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7479310/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32889245 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.07.082 |
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