Title of article
A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: Perforation of Duodenal Diverticulum Containing Ectopic Pancreatic Tissue
Author/Authors
Özdemir, Yavuz Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi - Genel Cerrahi Bölümü, İstanbul , Güleç, Bülent Department of General Surgery - Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey , Filiz, Ali İlker Department of General Surgery - Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey , Sücüllü, İlker Gülhane Askeri Tıp Akademisi Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi - Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul, Türkiye
Pages
3
From page
335
To page
337
Abstract
Perforation is a rare but serious complication of a duodenal diverticulum and often presents itself with nonspecific symptoms and signs. Ectopic pan- creatic tissue within a duodenal diverticulum is another rare situation. In this article, we report a case of an 87 year-old woman who presented with spontaneous perforation of the duodenal diverticulum. Operative resection and simple closure of the duodenum was performed. Ectopic pancreatic tissue was observed within the diverticulum at histological evaluation.
Keywords
Duodenal diverticulum , perforation , acute abdomen , ectopic pancreatic tissue
Journal title
Balkan Medical Journal
Serial Year
2011
Journal title
Balkan Medical Journal
Record number
2685878
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