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Query: UMLS:C1510475 (diverticular disease)
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Our case review describes an unusual case of an acute GIT haemorrhaging, caused by multiple diverticulosis of the proximal jejunum. The disorder is rare, rarely reported in literature worldwide. The typical course of the disease is asymptomatic, manifesting itself late as acute complications, most commonly urgent abdominal disorders. Chronic symptoms are less frequent, e.g. unspecific abdominal pain or occult haemmorhage. Inspired by literature data, the authors set up their own group of patients, who had been operated by the team for diverticles located in the small intestine, in the last 9 years.
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PMID:[Diverticulosis of the small intestine--the authors study group and a case review]. 1644 76