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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec 7;3(4):e177.
doi: 10.14309/crj.2016.150. eCollection 2016 Aug.

Non-Meckel's Small Bowel Diverticular Bleeding: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

Gabriel Mansouraty  1 , Daniel Wild  1
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Case Reports

Non-Meckel's Small Bowel Diverticular Bleeding: Two Case Reports and a Review of the Literature

Gabriel Mansouraty et al. ACG Case Rep J. .

Abstract

Gastrointestinal bleeding from non-Meckel's small bowel diverticulosis is uncommon. Depending on the diverticulum's location, a patient's presentation can suggest either an upper or lower gastrointestinal source. We present two cases of bleeding from non-Meckel's small bowel diverticula. One patient was managed successfully with endoscopic therapy, and the second required surgical resection after two failed attempts at achieving hemostasis endoscopically.

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Figure 1
Push enteroscopy showing an actively bleeding diverticula in the proximal jejunum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Clip at base of bleeding jejunal diverticulum.
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Figure 3
Active bleeding within duodenal diverticulum.
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Figure 4
Additional clips placed across the oozing diverticulum.
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