An Unusual Presentation of Jejunal Diverticulitis Mimicking Acute Cholecystitis
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Jejunal diverticulosis is a rare entity and jejunal diverticulitis is even rarer. Here we review a patient who presented with right upper quadrant pain and elevated white blood cell count, mimicking acute cholecystitis, as well as thrombocytopenia (21x10^3/mcl). The patient was managed non-operatively with antibiotics and had improvement in symptoms and thrombocytopenia. Our study highlights the importance of maintaining jejunal diverticulitis in the differential for right upper quadrant pain, and its association with severe thrombocytopenia.
Source: Cureus
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.80682
Authors: Henry M Olivera-Perez, Anna Huang Perez, Andrea Gochi, Spencer Tagg, Emily Miraflor
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408497704