Jrg. Sugranes et al., PERFORATION OF SMALL-BOWEL DIVERTICULUM I N A PATIENT WITH EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME, Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas, 87(1), 1995, pp. 53-55
We report a case of acute abdomen in a patient previously diagnosed of
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, The pneumoperitoneum on the chest x-ray deman
ded urgent operative intervention. Laparotomy revealed two diverticula
perforations in the small bowel. Perforation in the colon is common;
however only two cases of small bowel perforation have been reported s
o far.