A Rare Occurrence of Jejunal Diverticula in a 52-Year-Old Male on Barium Meal & Follow Through: A Case Report

The small bowel pathology, namely jejunal diverticula has a worldwide prevalence of 0.5-1%. Jejunal diverticula mainly occurs as a pulsion diverticula secondary to intestinal dyskinesia. In most cases, diverticula are asymptomatic, but when symptomatic patients present with chronic symptoms such as pain, nausea, obstruction and peritonitis. We report a rare case of jejunal diverticula in a 51-year-old-male with presentation of severe epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominal fullness and absolute constipation, who was surgically managed with good post-operative prognosis.