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Diverticulitis of the terminal ileum

Report of a case and review of the literature

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

In the past two decades, several reports have documented inflammatory changes in acquired diverticula of the terminal ileum and their associated complications, namely, perforation, intestinal obstruction, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and fistulization. A comprehensive review revealed 28 cases of diverticulitis of the terminal ileum documented in the world medical literature. Only one case of internal fistula (ileovesical) has been reported previously. This report describes another patient with diverticulitis of the terminal ileum with associated perforation and jejunoileal fistula and reviews the world literature.

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  1. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia

    Sayed R. Bokhari M.D., Alan M. Resnik M.D. &  Paul Nemir Jr. M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, The Graduate Hospital, Room 1200, One Graduate Plaza, 19146, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Sayed R. Bokhari M.D., Alan M. Resnik M.D. &  Paul Nemir Jr. M.D.

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Bokhari, S.R., Resnik, A.M. & Nemir, P. Diverticulitis of the terminal ileum. Dis Colon Rectum 25, 660–663 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02629535

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