International Journal of Recent Trends in Science And Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN 2249-8109, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2014 pp 458-460

A Rare Case of Multiple Perforated Jejunal Diverticulae - Case Report

B. Easwaran 1, G. P. Sekar 2, K. Senthil Kumaran 3, B. Selvaraj 4 1Professor and HOD, 2,4 Associate Professor, 3Assisstant Professor, Department of Surgery, SVMCH, Pondicherry, INDIA. *Corresponding Address: [email protected] Case report

Abstract: Jejunal diverticula are very rare with an incidence of less rate 70/Min and BP was 100/60 mm HG. Systemic 1 than 0.5% and are usually asymptomatic. The etiology remains examination was normal. The abdomen was soft, unclear. Since they arise from herniation of the mucosa and distended and tenderness was present in all quadrants. A submucosa through a weak portion of the bowel they are classified as false diverticula of the pulsion type. Complications occur in 10 3 hours later guarding and rigidity also developed to 30% of patients (Ref. 22 ). They are chronic abdominal pain, Blind .clinically free fluid was also present. The bowel sounds loop syndrome, , steatorrhoea, megaloblastic anemia, were sluggish. There was tenderness on per rectal hemorrhage, , obstruction, abscess formation, examination. Lab tests revealed impaired renal profile intussusception, 23 , small due to 24,25,26,27 (urea 130 mg/d L; creatinine 4.5mg/d L) .Other blood enteroliths and rarely perforation. Jejunal diverticula have a tests were normal. Abdominal x-ray showed air under higher rate of complication than other small bowel diverticula 22 . Diagnosing complicated acute jejunal based on right dome of diaphragm, dilated small bowel loops. simple clinical evaluation is extremely difficult 35, 36 . Ultrasound study showed free fluid in the abdomen and a Here we present a case of multiple jejunal diverticulae with homogenous lesion measuring about 4.3*3.7cm with perforations diagnosed during laparotomy and managed by doppler flow in the right Iliac fossa. Some ascending segmental resection and end to end anastomosis. colon pathology of inflammatory nature with perforation Introduction was suspected. After volume resusctitation we did an Jejunal diverticula are very rare with an incidence of less emergency laparotomy. Intraoperatively there was than 0.5% 1and are usually asymptomatic. They usually minimal stained fluid. There were many diverticulae lead to chronic non-specific symptoms and only rarely on the mesenteric border of the proximal 25cm of acute complications develop. Here we present a case of and two of them had perforations on the dome. acute abdomen with multiple perforated jejunal The distal Jejunum, and colon were normal. diverticulae. Segmental resection and end to end anastomosis of the proximal jejunum and a thorough abdominal lavage was Case Report done. The patient had an uneventful postop period. A 56 years old male came to our hospital with chief complaints of abdominal pain for 3 days. The pain was Discussion sudden in onset, moderate, continuous, vague aching type Small bowel diverticula are uncommon, occurring in 0.5– 2.3% of small bowel contrast studies 1 and 0.06–1.3% of present in the lower abdomen and it was aggravated by 2 food. He had three episodes of vomiting in two days, post-mortem examinations .They manifest most which contained food particles, and was not blood frequently in the sixth and seventh decades of life. stained, non bile stained and non projectile. He also had Symptomatic cases are rare and generally complicated. moderate intermittent fever and loose stools for two days. Jejunal and jejuno-ileal localization is nearly three times less frequent than duodenal, but about four times likely to The was not blood stained. There were no other 39 significant symptoms. He did not have any comorbid develop complications .The etiology remains unclear. The cause is supposed to be motor dysfunction of the medical illness and never underwent any surgery before. 3,16,17 There was no history of contact with tuberculosis patients smooth muscle or the myenteric plexus causing disordered contractions of the small bowel , increased or history of chronic drug intake. He used to smoke 5 4,16,17 cigarrettes per day for the past 20 yrs and he is a intra-luminal pressure and herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through the weakest portion of the bowel nonalcoholic .The family history was not contributive. On 6 clinical examination, he was poorly built and moderately where the mesenteric vessels enter the bowel wall . So nourished. He was clinically not anaemic or icteric. Pulse they are classified as false diverticula of the pulsion type 1,2,4 . They maybe multiple and occur in any position

International Journal of Recent Trends in Science And Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN 2249-8109, Volume 10, Issue 3, 2014 Page 458 B. Easwaran, G. P. Sekar, K. Senthil Kumaran, B. Selvaraj around the circumference of the bowel. However, most of vague abdominal pain, anaemia and dilated loops of are seen along the mesentery. Sometimes they may be small bowel 29 . If small bowel diverticulum is suspected within the leaves of the mesentery making the diagnosis then a barium meal follow-through study or enteroclysis difficult. They vary in size from a few millimeters in should be performed 30 . Enteroclysis has a greater diameter to large outpouchings. These diverticula occur sensitivity at detecting diverticulae 30 and should be done more frequently in the proximal jejunum and distal ileum in patients with persisting symptoms after a negative where the vasa recti of greatest diameter are found 6. A endoscopic and contrast studies of both upper and lower connection between intestinal diverticulosis and rare gastrointestinal tracts 40 .Multi-slice CT is very helpful in neuromuscular disorders such as Cronkhite- diagnosing jejunal diverticulosis and is superior to Canadasyndrome 7, Fabry's disease 8,mitochondrial conventional enteroclysis for diseases 31 . neurogastrointestinal encephalomyopathy 9,Elhers-Danlos Small bowel diverticulitis should also be considered in syndrome 10,11 , Progressive systemic sclerosis, myasthenia the differential diagnosis of a small bowel inflammatory gravis ,Primary or secondary amyloidosis has been mass demonstrated by CT Scan 32 . Diagnostic observed in different studies 12,15 . Two cases of familiar laparoscopy, laparoscopic exploration and lavage is an predisposition have been reported earlier 14,15 . Isolated effective alternative in an acute attack which can obviate jejunal diverticulosis may coexist with diverticula of the the need for major abdominal explorations and esophagous (2%), of the duonenum (26%) and of the resections 33 . In jejunal diverticular disease, obvious colon (35%) 16 . Jejunal diverticula have a higher rate of perforation, bleeding or mechanical complications require complication than duodenal diverticula, so surgical resection with primary anastomosis. Blind loop syndrome removal on discovery may be preferred over conservative not responding to drugs or nonmechanical obstruction management 22 .Complications of jejunal diverticulosis from severe jejunal dysmotility in the presence of requiring surgery occur in upto to 30% of patients 22 . They diverticula can also merit a segmental resection. A are chronic abdominal pain, Blind loop syndrome, dilated, hypertrophied jejunal segment with large malabsorption, steatorrhoea, megaloblastic anemia, diverticula found coincidentally at laparotomy should be hemorrhage, diverticulitis, obstruction, abscess formation, resected 6. The majority of ileal diverticulae do not require intussusception, volvulus 23 , small bowel obstruction due surgery, except in cases of perforation, bleeding, or to enteroliths 24,25,26,27 and rarely perforation .Diagnosing obstruction which occur less frequently than in jejunal complicated acute jejunal diverticulosis based on simple disease 6.Complicated small diverticulitis remains a clinical evaluation is extremely difficult 35,36 .The diagnostic dilemma because of non-specific and diagnosis becomes evident only during ambiguous symptomatology. Surgical exploration is the laparotomy 28 .Erect abdominal X-rays may show air–fluid treatment of choice for almost all acute complicated levels throughout the small bowel. The classic triad cases 34 . associated with jejuno-ileal diverticular disease consists

Figure 1: Three false diverticulae of 3*3cm with Figure 2: Perforations seen on the dome Figure 3: Asymptomatic diverticulae seen in atures of inflammation are seen in the mesenteric of the diverticulae. the proximal jejunum. Side of proximal jejunum.

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