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Revista de la Asociación Médica del Centro Médico ABC

2003, Number 2

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An Med Asoc Med Hosp ABC 2003; 48 (2)

Duodenal diverticula as a cause of chronic abdominal pain

Guadarrama PE, Monroy SS, Belmonte MC, Decanini TC

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 114-117
PDF size: 51.30 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Even when the duodenum constitutes the second most frequent site for the development of diverticula (after the colon), only a limited group of patients develop symptomatology associated to their presence. We present the case of a 52 year male, with a 16 year chronic abdominal pain which did not respond to several treatments and who was submitted to a full study protocol, establishing the diagnosis of duodenal diverticula with no other associated pathology. Hence, simple diverticulectomy was performed successfully discharging the patient after 6 days, after a 24 month follow up, the patient is completely asymptomatic. Diagnostic strategies and existent therapeutic modalities are discussed as reported in literature.


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