Severe abdominal pain and thrombocytopenia--typical symptoms of occult jejunal diverticulum perforation?
J Gastroenterol
; 32(2): 246-50, 1997 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-9085176
ABSTRACT
Complicated small-bowel diverticula cause abdominal pain, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, small-bowel obstruction, and peritonitis. The present patient, had an occult perforation of a small-bowel diverticulum. There were diverticula throughout the whole small bowel. Preoperatively thrombocytopenia (98,000 thrombocytes/cc), was noted. Without any special treatment, i.e., transfusion, the thrombocyte level increased after surgical treatment to normal levels. Although the incidence of small-bowel diverticula appears to be low (0.1%-2.3%) complications may become life-threatening. The level of thrombocytopenia may reflect the extent of inflammation.
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Assunto principal:
Trombocitopenia
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Dor Abdominal
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Divertículo
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Diverticulite
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Perfuração Intestinal
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Doenças do Jejuno
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Gastroenterol
Ano de publicação:
1997
Tipo de documento:
Article