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Perforated duodenal diverticulum: a rare complication in a common condition.
- Source :
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BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2017 Jun 24; Vol. 2017. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 24. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The authors present a rare case of perforated duodenal diverticulum diagnosed in an 80-year-old Caucasian woman with vomiting and abdominal pain localised to the epigastrium. CT scan showed thickening of the second portion of the duodenum with retroperitoneal fat stranding and perihepatic free fluid, with a presumptive diagnosis of a duodenal perforation. A laparotomy was performed which showed a perforated diverticulum in the second portion of the duodenum. A diverticulectomy with single-layer closure was performed, without complications. The postoperative course was uneventful.<br />Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared.<br /> (© BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.)
- Subjects :
- Abdominal Injuries etiology
Abdominal Injuries surgery
Abdominal Pain etiology
Abdominal Pain surgery
Aged, 80 and over
Diverticulum complications
Diverticulum surgery
Duodenal Diseases etiology
Duodenal Diseases surgery
Duodenum pathology
Duodenum surgery
Female
Humans
Intestinal Perforation etiology
Intestinal Perforation surgery
Laparotomy
Peritoneum pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abdominal Injuries diagnosis
Abdominal Pain diagnosis
Diverticulum diagnosis
Duodenal Diseases diagnosis
Duodenum injuries
Intestinal Perforation diagnosis
Vomiting complications
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1757-790X
- Volume :
- 2017
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BMJ case reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28647710
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219881