Jejunal diverticulosis and gastrointestinal bleeding

Heron E. Rodriguez, Mohammed F Ziauddin, Emily D. Quiros, Andrew M. Brown, Francis J. Podbielski

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

35 Scopus citations

Abstract

Occult gastrointestinal bleeding frequently frustrates clinicians' attempts to locate the source. Foci of hemorrhage within the small bowel are often found only at laparotomy and can be attributed to Meckel's diverticula, carcinomas, or less frequently, pulsion-type diverticula. We report our experience with two patients whose jejunal diverticula resulted in recurrent episodes of massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)412-414
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Gastroenterology
Volume33
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 13 2001

Keywords

  • Gastrointestinal bleeding
  • Hemorrhage
  • Jejunal diverticulosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gastroenterology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Jejunal diverticulosis and gastrointestinal bleeding'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this