Congenital extraluminal duodenal diverticulum

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 l...

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Published inCirugía pediátrica Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 202 - 204
Main Authors Sanjuán Rodríguez, S, Santamaría Ossorio, J I
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.10.2004
Subjects
Child
Diverticulum - congenital
Diverticulum - diagnosis
Diverticulum - surgery
Duodenal Diseases - congenital
Duodenal Diseases - diagnosis
Duodenal Diseases - surgery
Female
Humans
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Summary: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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ISSN:0214-1221