[Jejunal diverticulitis. A rare cause of acute abdomen].

Non-Meckelian jejunoileal diverticula are more frequently diagnosed in men aged more than 50 years old. They are a rare cause of acute abdomen. They are usually asymptomatic and are estimated to cause complications in 10-20% of cases. We present the recently diagnosed case of an 82-year-old man admitted to our hospital.