Elsevier, International Journal of Surgery Case Reports, (10), p. 151-153, 2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.03.044
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•Diagnosis is often difficult and delayed because clinical symptoms are not specific.•The etiopathogenesis of jejuno–ileal diverticulosis is unclear.•Flatulent dyspepsia = epigastric pain abdominal discomfort, flatulence one or two hours after meals.•The extraluminal air develops an arrowhead-like shape surrounded by inflammatory tissue when the diverticulum is perforated.•In the presence of complications, surgical resection with reestablishment of the bowel continuity is the preferred treatment option.