Successful management of perforated duodenal diverticulum by use of endoscopic drainage
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2016.11.006
Abstract: A 75-year-old woman with a history of gastric ulcers, reflux, Barrett’s esophagus, and a complex surgical history involving previous gastroenterostomy, fundoplication, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and hysterectomy, presented with a 4-day history of generalized crampy abdominal pain,… read more here.
Keywords: management perforated; duodenal diverticulum; diverticulum; diverticulum use ... See more keywords
Iatrogenic duodenal diverticulum perforation: a systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.18376
Abstract: BACKGROUND Duodenal diverticulum occurs in approximately 20% of the population and can lead to life-threatening complications such as perforation. Most perforations are secondary to diverticulitis, with iatrogenic causes being exceptionally rare. This systematic review explores… read more here.
Keywords: duodenal diverticulum; perforation; iatrogenic duodenal; systematic review ... See more keywords
Largest sized enterolith ileus due to a duodenal diverticulum in a virgin abdomen causing small bowel obstruction
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-245159
Abstract: We describe the case of a 73-year-old woman with a high body mass index and a virgin abdomen who presented with a 5-day history of abdominal pain, emesis and confusion on admission. Inflammatory markers and… read more here.
Keywords: duodenal diverticulum; small bowel; obstruction; virgin abdomen ... See more keywords
Iatrogenic duodenal diverticular perforation during a right laparoscopic nephroureterectomy: a rare complication
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-250038
Abstract: Duodenal diverticulum perforation is a rare and life-threatening pathology. Perforation secondary to iatrogenic causes is rare, with only 14 cases previously reported. This paper explores a world-first case report on iatrogenic duodenal diverticulum perforation during… read more here.
Keywords: laparoscopic nephroureterectomy; perforation; perforation right; iatrogenic duodenal ... See more keywords
Lemmel syndrome, a rare cause of obstructive jaundice by periampullary duodenal diverticulum: Case report and review of the literature
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DOI: 10.25259/jcis_9_2023
Abstract: Lemmel syndrome is a pancreaticoduodenal disease caused by compression of the mid or distal common bile duct by a periampullary diverticulum. This condition should be considered a rare complication of a duodenal diverticulum and an… read more here.
Keywords: duodenal diverticulum; lemmel syndrome; cause obstructive; diverticulum ... See more keywords
Duodenal diverticulum perforation: a case report and review of the literature.
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DOI: 10.3897/folmed.64.e66425
Abstract: Duodenum is the second most common site for diverticula formation. Duodenal diverticula (DD) are asymptomatic incidental findings and their complications are rare. The rarest and most severe complication is DD perforation. Until 2012, only 162… read more here.
Keywords: perforation; duodenal diverticulum; perforation case; case report ... See more keywords