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Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Excision and Roux-en-Y Choledochojejunostomy in Adults
Published on: February 28, 2025
[Congenital extraluminal duodenal diverticulum]
S Sanjuán Rodríguez1, J I Santamaría Ossorio
1Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica. Hospital Materno-Infantil, Badajoz.
Abstract:
Congenital extraluminal duodenal diverticula are extremely rare. They usually present as repeated crisis of abdominal pain and most of the times their diagnosis is accidental because laboratory test performed by other cause. We report a girl with relapse crisis of abdominal pain since 2 years, the laboratory and radiographic findings are displayed. It is noteworthy that this disease can be life threatening sometime, when an acute abdomen is developed. Conversely of criteria followed in adults, surgery is adviced in children even without symptoms, to avoid further risks.
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