Perforated duodenal diverticulum: A case report

Duodenum is the second most frequent location for diverticulum in the digestive tract, surpassed only by the colon. Perforation is rare, but it is the most serious complication of duodenum diverticula. Presently described is case of 22-year-old male patient who presented at emergency department with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Northern clinics of Istanbul 2016-01, Vol.3 (2), p.143-145
Hauptverfasser:	Gulmez, Mehmet, Yildiz, Mehmet Kamil, Odabasi, Haci Mehmet, Abuoglu, Haci Hasan, Ilhan, Onur, Kaytaz, Kubra
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Case Report
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Zusammenfassung:	Duodenum is the second most frequent location for diverticulum in the digestive tract, surpassed only by the colon. Perforation is rare, but it is the most serious complication of duodenum diverticula. Presently described is case of 22-year-old male patient who presented at emergency department with abdominal pain and vomiting. Surgery was performed with prediagnosis of perforated duodenum diverticula based on results of computed tomography.
ISSN:	2536-4553 2148-4902 2536-4553
DOI:	10.14744/nci.2016.50469