Abstract
Small bowel diverticular disease occurs in 0.3% to 20% of the population and is much less common than large bowel diverticular disease, which is present in 15% to 40% of adults. Of those with small bowel diverticula, only 4% will develop symptoms. Despite these relatively low statistics, it is nevertheless important for the general surgeon to have a firm understanding of small bowel diverticular disease when considering the broad differential diagnoses of abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding. Three types of small bowel diverticula warrant particular consideration: duodenal diverticula, jejunoileal diverticula, and Meckel diverticula. The most frequently encountered diverticula are duodenal (45%), compared to jejunoileal (25%) and Meckel diverticula (25%), and jejunoileal diverticula are most often symptomatic. This chapter discusses each type of diverticula and its epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Shackelford's Surgery of the Alimentary Tract |
Subtitle of host publication | 2 Volume Set |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 908-913 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780323402323 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780323531771 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2019 |
Keywords
- Meckel diverticula.
- Small bowel diverticula
- duodenal diverticula
- jejunoileal diverticula
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine