Gastrointestinal bleeding due to jejunal diverticulosis is an uncommon emergency condition that has been encountered recently in one patient. The case of this patient treated with an emergency laparotomy and a segmentary small bowel resection is here presented. The clinical significance, proper diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of the hemorrhagic complication of jejunal diverticular disease are reviewed.
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