Case report shows that jejunal diverticulum can cause gastrointestinal hemorrhage in high-risk patients, highlighting the need for surgical intervention.
Key Points
Life-threatening gastrointestinal hemorrhage occurred due to jejunal diverticulum in a 66-year-old woman, requiring urgent surgical intervention.
Initial investigations failed to identify bleeding source, despite using endoscopy and CT angiography, complicating diagnosis.
Exploratory laparotomy and intraoperative enteroscopy led to the successful diagnosis and treatment through segmental resection of the small bowel.
Highlights the critical need to include jejunal diverticulosis in differential diagnoses for obscure GI bleeding in older patients.