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A case of a perforated jejunal diverticulum with retroperitoneal extension is presented. Computed tomographic (CT) features and the plain radiographic appearance are described in this rare complication of a common pathologic finding.
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Hibbeln, J.F., Gorodetsky, A.A. & Wilbur, A.C. Perforated jejunal diverticulum: CT diagnosis. Abdom Imaging 20, 29–30 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00199639
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