Abstract
We treated a patient with a jejunal diverticulum with a rare complication of iron deficiency anemia. The anemia was improved following resection of the diverticulum. It was revealed that the iron deficiency anemia was due to the malabsorption caused by the jejunal diverticulum.
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Shimayama, T., Ono, J. & Katsuki, T. Iron deficiency anemia caused by a giant jejunal diverticulum. The Japanese Journal of Surgery 14, 146–149 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02469807
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