1Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Greater Noida
2Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Greater Noida
3Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medical Sciences & Research, Greater Noida
Online published on 10 February, 2017.
Jejunal diverticula are rare and usually asymptomatic. However, they may cause chronic non specific symptoms but occasionally present as acute abdomen.
This retrospective study included all the case of acute abdomen that presented in School of Medical Sciences& Research during the period extending from October 2014 to October 2015. The aim of our study was to analyse the different etiological factors of acute abdomen in different age group, sex, their mode of presentation and prevalence in this region. After completion of study all the factors were statistically evaluated.
Most of the patients were of age group between 1–10, 11–20 & 41 to 50 years with male predominance. The majority of acute abdomen was due to ileal perforation followed by appendicular perforation. One patient was suffering from perforation of multiple jejunal diverticula, which could not be diagnosed pre-operatively.
Jejunal diverticulosis, though a rare entity, should be a suspicion in acute abdomen. The extreme presentation may be its perforation with peritonitis, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality.
Jejunal Diverticula, Perforation, Acute Abdomen
