Small intestine diverticula: Is there anything new?

Table 1 Location of small bowel diverticula

Meckel	33
Duodenal	19
Jejunum	9 (6 multiple)
Ileum	5 (2 multiple)
Both	11
Total	77

Table 2 Clinical signs and symptoms of small bowel diverticula

Asymptomatic-incidental	36	Only Meckel’s were treated
Symptomatic	41
Bleeding	8	Pre-Op estimated 5 (Tc-scan 3, angiography 2) during OP estimated 3
Fever	17
Pain-discomfort	24
Obstruction	9
Diarrhea	1
Jaundice	2
Malabsorption	1

Pre-Op: Prior to operation; Tc-scan: Scanning with Technetium-99 (99Tc) marked red blood cells.

Table 3 Distribution of incidentally discovered diverticula

Meckel	19
Duodenal	12
Jejunum	2
Ileum	1
Both	2
Total	36

Table 4 Manifestations of Meckel’s diverticula

Asymptomatic	15
Bleeding	6
Inflammation	7
Obstruction	5
Total	33

Table 5 Preoperative and operative diagnosis of small bowel diverticular disease

Incidental findings	19
Emergency operation	18
Enteroclysis	13
Tc-scan	3
Angiography	2
Abdomen CT	8
Gastroscopy-ERCP	14
Total	77

Tc scan: scanning with Technetium-99 (99Tc) marked red blood cells; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.