Jejunal diverticular perforation: a masquerader in the elderly during COVID era

N. Shajini; M. Senthilkumar

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20220647

Authors

N. Shajini Institute of General Surgery, Madras Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
M. Senthilkumar Institute of General Surgery, Madras Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20220647

Keywords:

Non-specific, Jejunal diverticulum, Gut trophism, Surgical, Mortality

Abstract

Jejunal pseudo-diverticulosis is a rare, acquired condition. In this era of COVID-19 pandemic, although there is insufficient data to suggest causation, gastro-intestinal complications of it have been reported. Being associated with high mortality, our case sheds light onto a potential gastrointestinal manifestation of COVID-19 and implicates the need for a high clinical suspicion of complicated jejunal diverticulosis in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) positive elderly presenting with acute abdomen, having had long-term non-specific symptoms.

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