Small bowel diverticulosis complicated by diverticulitis and paralytic ileus. Report of a case.
1991
: Small bowel diverticulosis occurs in 0.3-4.4% of all autopsies. Generally the condition is clinically silent; but acute diverticulitis with peritonitis and paralytic ileus may occur in elderly people. This complication has a high mortality and its successful management requires early diagnosis and surgery.
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