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Jejunal Diseases

MedGen UID:
5926
•Concept ID:
C0022373
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Disease, Jejunal; Diseases, Jejunal; Jejunal Disease

Definition

Pathological development in the JEJUNUM region of the SMALL INTESTINE. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS FOR SURGERY TREATMENT OF CROHN'S DISEASE: A HOSPITAL COHORT.
Tajra JBM, Calegaro JU, Silva SME, Silveira DB, Ribeiro LM, Crispim SM, Emerick M, Tajra JVR
Arq Bras Cir Dig 2023;36:e1730. Epub 2023 May 12 doi: 10.1590/0102-672020230002e1730. PMID: 37194862Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Jejunal Diverticulitis: A Single-Center Experience and Proposed Management Algorithm.
Ng ZQ, Theophilus M, Navadgi S, Menon T, Wijesuriya R
Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2019 Sep;20(6):499-503. Epub 2019 May 8 doi: 10.1089/sur.2019.070. PMID: 31066632
Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Evidence.
Zhong C, Qu C, Wang B, Liang S, Zeng B
J Clin Gastroenterol 2017 Apr;51(4):300-311. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000814. PMID: 28267052
Jejunal Diverticulitis.
Horesh N, Klang E, Gravetz A, Nevo Y, Amiel I, Amitai MM, Rosin D, Gutman M, Zmora O
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2016 Aug;26(8):596-9. Epub 2016 May 16 doi: 10.1089/lap.2016.0066. PMID: 27182822
Radiation enteritis.
Bismar MM, Sinicrope FA
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Oct;4(5):361-5. doi: 10.1007/s11894-002-0005-3. PMID: 12228037
Intussusception in adults.
Agha FP
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Mar;146(3):527-31. doi: 10.2214/ajr.146.3.527. PMID: 3484870

Diagnosis

Giant Jejuno-gastric intussusception.
Wong D, Jacob M, Sproston O, Menon T
ANZ J Surg 2023 Jan;93(1-2):430-432. Epub 2022 Jun 27 doi: 10.1111/ans.17882. PMID: 35759499
Small Bowel Pseudomelanosis.
Ji H, Chen ZE, Kane SV
Mayo Clin Proc 2020 Jul;95(7):1430-1431. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.03.002. PMID: 32622448
Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome.
Sengupta S, Bose S
N Engl J Med 2019 Jan 31;380(5):472. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1806623. PMID: 30699321
Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction Syndrome.
Vargas MG, Miguel-Sardaneta ML, Rosas-Téllez M, Pereira-Reyes D, Justo-Janeiro JM
Pediatr Ann 2018 May 1;47(5):e220-e225. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20180425-02. PMID: 29750290
Jejunal diverticulitis. Review and treatment algorithm.
Harbi H, Kardoun N, Fendri S, Dammak N, Toumi N, Guirat A, Mzali R
Presse Med 2017 Dec;46(12 Pt 1):1139-1143. Epub 2017 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2017.08.009. PMID: 29133083

Therapy

Electroacupuncture ameliorates corticotrophin-releasing factor-induced jejunal dysmotility in a rat model of stress.
Zhao YX, Cui CX, Gao JH, Liu J, Liu Q, Lu FY, Xin JJ, Yu XC, Zhu B
Acupunct Med 2021 Apr;39(2):135-145. Epub 2020 Jun 30 doi: 10.1177/0964528420920288. PMID: 32605385
Sarcoidosis Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management.
Brito-Zerón P, Bari K, Baughman RP, Ramos-Casals M
Am J Gastroenterol 2019 Aug;114(8):1238-1247. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000171. PMID: 30865014
Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Evidence.
Zhong C, Qu C, Wang B, Liang S, Zeng B
J Clin Gastroenterol 2017 Apr;51(4):300-311. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000814. PMID: 28267052
Radiation enteritis.
Bismar MM, Sinicrope FA
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Oct;4(5):361-5. doi: 10.1007/s11894-002-0005-3. PMID: 12228037
Celiac disease.
Cole SG, Kagnoff MF
Annu Rev Nutr 1985;5:241-66. doi: 10.1146/annurev.nu.05.070185.001325. PMID: 3896269

Prognosis

Gastrointestinal: Hide-bound bowel.
Hoversten P, Bledsoe A, Sweetser S
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Aug;33(8):1433. Epub 2018 Jun 5 doi: 10.1111/jgh.14283. PMID: 29873115
Jejunal diverticulitis. Review and treatment algorithm.
Harbi H, Kardoun N, Fendri S, Dammak N, Toumi N, Guirat A, Mzali R
Presse Med 2017 Dec;46(12 Pt 1):1139-1143. Epub 2017 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2017.08.009. PMID: 29133083
Jejunal Diverticulitis.
Horesh N, Klang E, Gravetz A, Nevo Y, Amiel I, Amitai MM, Rosin D, Gutman M, Zmora O
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2016 Aug;26(8):596-9. Epub 2016 May 16 doi: 10.1089/lap.2016.0066. PMID: 27182822
Radiation enteritis.
Bismar MM, Sinicrope FA
Curr Gastroenterol Rep 2002 Oct;4(5):361-5. doi: 10.1007/s11894-002-0005-3. PMID: 12228037
Isolated jejunal varices.
Bhagwat SS, Borwankar SS, Ramadwar RH, Naik AS, Gajaree GI
J Postgrad Med 1995 Apr-Jun;41(2):43-4. PMID: 10707708

Clinical prediction guides

Gastrointestinal: Hide-bound bowel.
Hoversten P, Bledsoe A, Sweetser S
J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Aug;33(8):1433. Epub 2018 Jun 5 doi: 10.1111/jgh.14283. PMID: 29873115
Use of enteroscopy for the detection of malignant and premalignant lesions of the small bowel in complicated celiac disease: a meta-analysis.
Elli L, Casazza G, Locatelli M, Branchi F, Ferretti F, Conte D, Fraquelli M
Gastrointest Endosc 2017 Aug;86(2):264-273.e1. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2017.04.006. PMID: 28433612
Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Evidence.
Zhong C, Qu C, Wang B, Liang S, Zeng B
J Clin Gastroenterol 2017 Apr;51(4):300-311. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000814. PMID: 28267052
Adult bowel intussusception: presentation, location, etiology, diagnosis and treatment.
Lianos G, Xeropotamos N, Bali C, Baltoggiannis G, Ignatiadou E
G Chir 2013 Sep-Oct;34(9-10):280-3. PMID: 24629817Free PMC Article
Intussusception in adults.
Agha FP
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Mar;146(3):527-31. doi: 10.2214/ajr.146.3.527. PMID: 3484870

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of symptomatic hamartomas of the jejunum and ileum.
Farkas N, Conroy M, Baig M
Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2022 Jan;104(1):18-23. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2021.0038. PMID: 34545759Free PMC Article
Not all diverticulites are colonic: small bowel diverticulitis - A systematic review.
De Simone B, Alberici L, Ansaloni L, Sartelli M, Coccolini F, Catena F
Minerva Chir 2019 Apr;74(2):137-145. Epub 2018 May 24 doi: 10.23736/S0026-4733.18.07745-3. PMID: 29795067
Probiotics for Preventing and Treating Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Evidence.
Zhong C, Qu C, Wang B, Liang S, Zeng B
J Clin Gastroenterol 2017 Apr;51(4):300-311. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000814. PMID: 28267052
Systematic review of small bowel diaphragm disease requiring surgery.
Slesser AA, Wharton R, Smith GV, Buchanan GN
Colorectal Dis 2012 Jul;14(7):804-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2011.02741.x. PMID: 21812898
Intussusception in a preterm neonate; a very rare, major intestinal problem--systematic review of cases.
Martínez Biarge M, García-Alix A, Luisa del Hoyo M, Alarcón A, Sáenz de Pipaón M, Hernández F, Pérez J, Quero J
J Perinat Med 2004;32(2):190-4. doi: 10.1515/JPM.2004.036. PMID: 15085900

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