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Diagnosis and treatment of a perforated duodenal diverticulum.

Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, 1400 Pelham Parkway, New York, NY 10461, USA.
Emergency Radiology 03/2007; 13(5):285-7. DOI:10.1007/s10140-006-0561-1 pp.285-7
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Perforation is an exceptionally rare complication of duodenal diverticula and often presents with nonspecific symptoms and signs. We present a case of a perforated duodenal diverticulum diagnosed on computed tomography and successfully repaired with a diverticulectomy.

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Keywords

diverticulectomy
 
duodenal diverticula
 
exceptionally rare complication
 
nonspecific symptoms
 
perforated duodenal diverticulum