Author/Authors :
P. Kothadia، Jiten نويسنده Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nebraska
Medical Center, University of Nebraska, Omaha, United
States , , Katz، Seymour نويسنده Department of Gastroenterology, NYU Langone Medical
Center, Great Neck, United States , , Ginzburg، Lev نويسنده Department of Gastroenterology, NYU Langone Medical
Center, Great Neck, United States ,
Abstract :
Small bowel diverticulitis is a rare clinical disease of the small bowel. The incidence of small bowel diverticulitis varies from 0.3 to 2.3 % in the general population. Complications of this rare clinical entity are often confused with other causes of acute abdomen such as acute appendicitis, perforated peptic ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease or ischemic bowel disease. We describe a 65-year-old male with a history of ileal diverticulosis who presented with acute abdomen and was subsequently found to have perforated ileal diverticulitis with abscess formation. The case, differential diagnosis, imaging studies, complications and management of this rare clinical disease are discussed
