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| Jejunal (upper small bowel) Diverticuli (diverticuli protruding out from the small intestine - rarely associated with bleeding or rupture.) |
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Remove diverticulum either by removing the section of small intestine where the diverticulum is located or by transecting the diverticulum at its attachment to the small intestine. |
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1-2 days (depending on if a sectrion of intestine is removed and a reconnection is performed) |
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Side effects - none. Complications - Stricture from scar tissue. Leakage at the site of connection if intestines are removed. |
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