The main danger of small bowel diverticulum is that if it is not treated in time, it may be combined with bleeding, infection, obstruction, perforation, and twisting of the diverticulum tip. This is then serious and requires prompt treatment as explained below:
Small bowel diverticulum refers to a blind sac formed by the outward expansion of the weak point of the small bowel wall due to the influence of pressure in the intestinal lumen or poor development during embryonic period, which is mostly congenital. The most common small bowel diverticulum is Meckel’s diverticulum, which often occurs within 1 meter of the ileocecal valve, followed by duodenal diverticulum, and jejunoileal diverticulum has the lowest incidence, with acquired diverticulum being rare.
Symptoms such as mild abdominal pain, dyspepsia, constipation or diarrhea may occur, and in severe cases, obstruction, bleeding and perforation may occur, and when the diverticulum is accompanied by stones or tumors, there may be symptoms of local compression.
Asymptomatic small bowel diverticulum need not be treated, the general treatment is mainly rest, diet, abdominal massage, positional drainage, etc.; if diverticulitis and complications should be used to inhibit acid, antispasmodic medication and oral antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, gentamicin and other treatments. When the internal medicine treatment is ineffective or serious condition can be considered for surgical treatment. Surgical resection may be indicated if there is bleeding, perforation, or torsion of the diverticulum tip.
Patients with small bowel diverticulum can go to the hospital and follow the doctor’s advice to choose the appropriate treatment, and the drugs should be applied under the guidance of the doctor.