Non-operative management of perforated jejunal diverticulitis

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Submitted: January 10, 2023
Published: Jan 24, 2023
DOI: 10.29328/journal.acr.1001066

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Aziz Atallah
Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Sofiene Gabsi
Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Mohamed Hajri
Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Zied Hadrich*
Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Hafedh Mestiri
Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
Sahir Omrani
Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

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Atallah, A., Gabsi, S., Hajri, M., Hadrich, Z., Mestiri, H., & Omrani, S. (2023). Non-operative management of perforated jejunal diverticulitis. Archives of Case Reports, 7(1), 006–007. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.acr.1001066
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