ABSTRACT
Diverticulite jejunal é doença rara que acomete principalmente os idosos. Os sintomas e sinais clínicos são inespecíficos, fato que dificulta e retarda o diagnóstico. A tomografia computadorizada é muito valiosa na definição do diagnóstico. Neste relato será apresentado um caso de diverticulose jejunal complicada com diverticulite aguda perfurada bloqueada, assim como uma discussão breve sobre diverticulite jejunal e suas complicações.
Jejunal diverticulitis is a rare disease that primarily affects the elderly. Clinical signs and symptoms are nonspecific, a fact that complicates and delays the diagnosis. Computed tomography is very valuable in defining the diagnosis. The present report describes a case of jejunal diverticulosis complicated with acute perforated obstructive diverticulitis, and presents a brief discussion on jejunal diverticulitis and its complications.
ABSTRACT
Diverticulosis of the small intestine is a rare entity, compared with that of duodenum or colon, and is found in only 1% of autopsied patients. The main complications are diverticulitis with or without a perforation, obstruction and hemorrhage, which are associated with a high mortality. Intussusception is primarily a disease of childhood; with only 5 to 10% of cases occurring in adults. In contrast to childhood intussusception, 90% of adult intussusception cases are had an associated pathologic processes. An inflammatory fibroid polyp is an uncommonly localized non-neoplastic lesion of the gastrointestinal tract. It occurs most often in the stomach and secondly in the ileum. It rarely occurs in other organs such as the colon, jejunum, duodenum and esophagus. We report a case of jejunal diverticulitis with a perforation combined with intussusception caused by an inflammatory fibroid polyp. A 78-year-old female presented with abdominal pain, fever and chill. Contrast CT scan showed intussusception of the ileum. The patient was treated with a small bowel segmental resection. After surgery, the specimen showed jejunal diverticulitis with perforation.