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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Case reports2025

Complicated Diverticular Disease of the Small Bowel: A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen in a Critically Ill Patient-A Case Report.

Ivan Javier Rodríguez Acosta, Jocelyn Juceth Peralta Pérez, Félix José González Rosero, Ana María Ríos Giraldo, Laura Daniela Rincón Carrillo, Mayumi Tanaka Takegami, Catalina Andrea Dussan Tovar, Alejandro José Quiroz Alfaro

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8 authors.

Ivan Javier Rodríguez AcostaUniversidad Libre, Barranquilla, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5752-126X
Jocelyn Juceth Peralta PérezUniversidad Metropolitana, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Félix José González RoseroUniversidad Libre, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Ana María Ríos GiraldoUniversidad Libre, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Laura Daniela Rincón CarrilloUniversidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Mayumi Tanaka TakegamiUniversidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
Catalina Andrea Dussan TovarUniversidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia.
Alejandro José Quiroz AlfaroUniversidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7373-1192

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diverticular disease of the small bowel is a rare, generally asymptomatic condition with a challenging diagnostic approach and the potential for life-threatening complications. While diverticular disease can manifest in any part of the gastrointestinal tract, its occurrence in the jejunum is exceptionally uncommon, with an incidence of up to 1%. Although rare, complications from diverticular disease of the small bowel can arise in up to 10% of cases, usually manifesting as signs and symptoms mimicking other etiologies or an acute abdomen. In this case report, we present the management of an elderly male patient with multiple comorbidities who developed an acute abdomen during his intensive care unit stay. The patient required surgical intervention, which revealed numerous complicated diverticula of the small bowel, affecting the jejunum, as the underlying cause of his symptoms.

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acute abdomenchallenging diagnosischronic kidney diseasecomplicated diverticular diseasediverticular diseaseelderly patientjejunal diverticulosisperitonitissmall bowelsmall bowel resectionsurgical managementtrue diverticulum

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PMCPMC12144379

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