Jejunal Diverticulosis - Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleed

Jejunal diverticulosis was first described by Somerling in 1794 and by Sir Astley Cooper in 1807. Jejunal diverticula are rare. Hemorrhage from jejunal diverticula usually presents as gastrointestinal bleeding. Here, we present a case of severe gastrointestinal bleeding presenting as malena due to j...

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Published in:	Indian journal of surgery Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 15 - 16
Main Authors:	Shetty, Shiran, Balasundaram, Priyanka, Muthuraman, M., Leelakrishnan, Venkatakrishnan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Springer India 01-02-2014 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Abdominal surgery Cardiac Surgery Diverticulosis Gastrointestinal diseases Hemorrhage Images in Surgery Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neurosurgery Pediatric Surgery Plastic Surgery Surgery Thoracic Surgery Jejunal diverticulosis Gastrointestinal bleed
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