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Papers by Karen Garcia

Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery

CASE REPORT peristalsis, intestinal dyskinesia, developmental anomalies, and high segmental intra... more CASE REPORT peristalsis, intestinal dyskinesia, developmental anomalies, and high segmental intraluminal pressures. 6,7 Jejunal diverticulosis is usually asymptomatic and is incidentally found in imaging studies. Approximately 29% of patients present nonspecific manifestations such as postprandial abdominal discomfort (mainly pain), flatulence, diarrhea, and steatorrhea, among others. 3 Around 10 to 30% develop complications, including diverticular hemorrhage, intestinal obstruction, intestinal invagination, abscess formation, free perforation, and peritonitis, which require surgical intervention. 7-14 The diagnosis of jejunal diverticulosis represents a true challenge, particularly in its acute presentation, since this segment of the intestine may be difficult to evaluate endoscopically

Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery

CASE REPORT peristalsis, intestinal dyskinesia, developmental anomalies, and high segmental intra... more CASE REPORT peristalsis, intestinal dyskinesia, developmental anomalies, and high segmental intraluminal pressures. 6,7 Jejunal diverticulosis is usually asymptomatic and is incidentally found in imaging studies. Approximately 29% of patients present nonspecific manifestations such as postprandial abdominal discomfort (mainly pain), flatulence, diarrhea, and steatorrhea, among others. 3 Around 10 to 30% develop complications, including diverticular hemorrhage, intestinal obstruction, intestinal invagination, abscess formation, free perforation, and peritonitis, which require surgical intervention. 7-14 The diagnosis of jejunal diverticulosis represents a true challenge, particularly in its acute presentation, since this segment of the intestine may be difficult to evaluate endoscopically