Small Bowel Diverticulosis and COVID-19: Awareness Is the Key. A Case Series and Review of the Literature

Petros Bangeas; Nikolaos Konstantinidis; Tania Chrisopoulou; Despoina Karatzia; Alexandros Giakoustidis; Vassileios Papadopoulos

doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1286.v1

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Bangeas, P.; Konstantinidis, N.; Chrisopoulou, T.; Karatzia, D.; Giakoustidis, A.; Papadopoulos, V.N. Small Bowel Diverticulosis and COVID-19: Awareness Is the Key: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Medicina 2024, 60, 229. Bangeas, P.; Konstantinidis, N.; Chrisopoulou, T.; Karatzia, D.; Giakoustidis, A.; Papadopoulos, V.N. Small Bowel Diverticulosis and COVID-19: Awareness Is the Key: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Medicina 2024, 60, 229.

Abstract

Small bowel non-Meckelian diverticulosis is a rare condition with only few published cases despite being described over 200 years ago. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, studies suggested that a lot of patients may experience gastrointestinal manifestations. Intestinal symptoms could worsen the inflammation and infection associated with small bowel diverticulitis. Here, we present two cases: one with inflammation and rupture in a COVID-19 patient and the other as an asymptomatic detection. Furthermore, we provide a mini-review of the literature to emphasize the importance of considering this entity in the differential diagnosis of an acute abdomen.

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Small Bowel Diverticulosis and COVID-19: Awareness Is the Key. A Case Series and Review of the Literature

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