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Perforated duodenal diverticulum: A case report
Mehmet Gulmez1, Mehmet Kamil Yildiz1, Haci Mehmet Odabasi1
1Department of General Surgery, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Northern Clinics of Istanbul
|January 7, 2017
Abstract:
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.
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