Multiple gastrointestinal diverticula

Abstract

The article analyzes problem of the clinic and diagnosis of multiple diverticula of the gastrointestinal tract. Diverticula of the gastrointestinal tract is not a rare diagnosis. A feature of our observation is the defeat of all parts of the gastrointestinal tract from the esophagus to the colon. The presence of an unfixed hernia of the esophageal opening of the diaphragm and cholelithiasis (history of cholecystectomy in 2019) and, taking into account the presence of diverticulosis of the colon, made it possible to verify Saint’s triad. In our opinion, Saint’s triad is a combination of the most frequently reported diseases of the gastrointestinal tract in elderly and senile people: cholelithiasis, hiatal hernia, diverticular disease of the colon. Our observation expands the understanding of gastrointestinal diverticula in the sense that diverticula can be simultaneously detected in different parts of the gastrointestinal tract.