Diverticular disease of the small bowel: a rare cause of the duodenojejunal flexure obstruction : a case report

Abstract

The small bowel is the least common site for diverticula in the entire gastro-intestinal tract. Chronic upper intestinal obstruction due to diverticula is very rare. We report a case of multiple small bowel diverticula causing mechanical obstruction of the duodenojejunal flexure.

Keywords

• diverticula
• small intestine
• gastrointestinal obstruction
• case report