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01-02-2007 | Case Report

Diagnosis and treatment of a perforated duodenal diverticulum

Authors: Raymond Yi-Kun Huang, Andrea E. Romano, Melvin E. Stone, Noel Nathanson

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 5/2007

Abstract

Perforation is an exceptionally rare complication of duodenal diverticula and often presents with nonspecific symptoms and signs. We present a case of a perforated duodenal diverticulum diagnosed on computed tomography and successfully repaired with a diverticulectomy.

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Title: Diagnosis and treatment of a perforated duodenal diverticulum
Authors: Raymond Yi-Kun Huang
Andrea E. Romano
Melvin E. Stone
Noel Nathanson
Publication date: 01-02-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 5/2007
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-006-0561-1

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