[Multiple diverticula of the jejunum as a cause of recurrent sub-ileus conditions]

The authors describe the case of a 72-year-old man who suffered from marked digestive complaints for almost 50 years. They depended on the amount of food and the composition of the diet and during the last six years they led to attacks of severe epigastrial pain and backache associated with subileous conditions. Only enteroclysis led to a diagnostic solution. It revealed a parapapillary diverticulum of the duodenum and multiple diverticulosis of the upper jejunum. CT and scintigraphy, using autologous leucocytes labelled with 99mTc indicated the possible diverticulitis. Simple dietetic and therapeutic provisions eliminated completely the painful attacks and the patient's complaints were reduced to occasional slight flatulence.