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Figure 1. Multiple Jejunoileal Diverticula.
An 82-year-old man with a one-year history of diarrhea, steatorrhea (20 g of fat per day), and massive weight loss (20 kg) was suspected of having pancreatic carcinoma. The results of gastroduodenoscopy and an abdominal computed tomographic scan were normal. Multiple jejunoileal diverticula, without duodenal diverticula, were detected on x-ray films of the small bowel (arrows); their presence doubled the size of the bowel wall. The patient responded dramatically to oral antibiotics, which are an effective treatment for the bacterial overgrowth syndrome associated with small-intestine diverticula.
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