[Rare digestive hemorrhage caused by diverticular pathology of the small intestine]

The Authors report two cases of digestive hemorrhage secondary to diverticulosis of the small intestine. The incidence of this pathology in an overall population of 215 digestive hemorrhages was 0.9%. A clinical identity-kit is drawn of patients affected by jejunal diverticulosis, and the most important and characteristic anamnestic manifestations are defined. The most statistically significant complication is hemorrhage which was observed in 33% of cases. Clinical manifestations of hemorrhage are defined as variable and "bizarre", since they may appear as hematemesis, melena or enterorrhagia. The surgical procedure for radical definitive and prophylactic therapy is segmentary resection of the jejunum affected by pseudodiverticulosis.