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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2015; 3(5): 462-465
Published online May 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i5.462
Published online May 16, 2015. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v3.i5.462
Small bowel diverticulitis with severe anemia and abdominal pain
Samuele De Minicis, Filippo Antonini, Valerio Belfiori, Massimiliano Lo Cascio, Barbara Marraccini, Simona Piergallini, Giampiero Macarri, Department of Gastroenterology, Augusto Murri Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, 63900 Fermo, Italy
Piergiorgio Mosca, Department of Gastroenterology, Ospedali Riuniti, 60126 Ancona, Italy
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Samuele De Minicis, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology, Augusto Murri Hospital, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Augusto Murri, 16, 63900 Fermo, Italy. s.deminicis@yahoo.it
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Received: May 29, 2014
Peer-review started: May 29, 2014
First decision: August 18, 2014
Revised: November 20, 2014
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: May 16, 2015
Processing time: 344 Days and 13.3 Hours
Peer-review started: May 29, 2014
First decision: August 18, 2014
Revised: November 20, 2014
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: May 16, 2015
Processing time: 344 Days and 13.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: The current case report adds an additional tool for the treatment of small bowel diverticula. Although the best recognized treatment is represented by surgical approach, the current case demonstrates the possibility of effective treatment by pharmacological approach. The pharmacological approach allows to treat patient with high surgical risk and all patient with contraindication to surgery; moreover the small bowel preservation avoid all the symptoms and signs of malabsorbtion, inevitably occurring after surgery.