Small bowel diverticular disease: are we clinically aware?

ABSTRACT:

Background & objective

Small bowel diverticulum (SBD) is an outpouching of the small intestinal wall and is often neglected in clinical practice due to its undiscerning location. Majority of SBD can be asymptomatic but can also be associated with life-threatening complications. We hereby performed a clinical analysis to investigate the characteristics associated with SBD.

Patients and methods

This retrospective case series analyzed clinical data from two tertiary referral centers. Clinical data including baseline characteristics, clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and treatment were systematically collected and reviewed. Subgroup analysis based on distinct location of the SBD, such as the duodenum, jejunum and ileum were also performed.

Results

A total of 149 c

SUBMITTER: Tseng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506520 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature