PERFORATED JEJUNAL DIVERTICULUM; A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE PERITONITIS

Acute Peritonitis

Abstract

Diverticulosis can affect gastrointestinal tract from oesophagus to rectum. Meckel’s diverticulum is the commonest true diverticulum of gut and sigmoid is the commonest site affected by false diverticula1. Primarily a disease of elderly, acquired diverticulosis of small gut is a relatively rare entity1-3. These diverticula remain asymptomatic in majority but can present with chronic abdominal pain or chronic malabsorption syndromes. Perforation of a jejunal diverticulum presenting as acute abdomen is a rare event and almost universally diagnosed only per-operatively2. Simple primary closure is not the recommended treatment and may lead to complications4-6.