Jejunal Ulcer

X-ray appearances of gastric, duodenal and jejunal ulcer.

Laparoscopic management for spontaneous jejunal perforation caused by nonspecific ulcer: A case report

INTRODUCTION Nonspecific small bowel ulcers are rare and there have been limited reports. We applied laparoscopic surgery successfully for the perforation caused by this disease of jejunum. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 70-year-old man visited to our hospital with complaint of abdominal pain and fever. He was diagnosed abdominal peritonitis with findings of intraperitoneal gas and fluid. Emergency l...

Jejunal diverticulosis

A 70-year-old patient presented with a 6-month history of bloating, flatulence, diarrhea and foul-smelling retching. He had undergone a Billroth II gastrectomy due to complicated peptic ulcer disease 30 years ago. Physical examination denoted mild abdominal distention. Laboratory tests revealed macrocytic anemia (Hb: 10.1 g/dL, MCV: 102 Fl) with severe vitamin B12 deficiency (161 pg/mL), althou...

Jejunal diverticulosis.

Jejunal diverticulosis is considered to be a generally asymptomatic condition in which the diverticula are pulsion mucosal herniations with walls lacking a muscle layer. These opinions in particular are examined in this review of 20 cases of jejunal diverticulosis treated during an 8 year period. The predominant complication in each case was inflammation or perforation (nine), diarrhoea or mala...

Clostridium perfringens Septicemia and a Bleeding Ulcer of a Jejunal Interposition: A Case Report and Short Review of the Literature

Introduction We report a case of Clostridium perfringens septicemia in a patient presenting with a bleeding ulcer of a jejunal interposition. Case Presentation An 81-year-old female patient was acutely admitted to our hospital due to hematemesis and melena. She had a history of metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor, for which she was receiving second line treatment with sunitinib. She had...