Duodenal diverticulum: incidental finding with potentially dangerous outcomes. Issue 1 (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Melnick, Stephen; Fareedy, Shoaib; Gish, David; Nazir, Salik
• Is Part Of: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives. Volume 7:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 56
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Duodenal diverticulum -- complications; Internal medicine -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Hospitals, Community; Internal Medicine; Hospitals; Internal medicine; Periodicals; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2017.1291784
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2000-9666

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We present the case of an 83-year-old woman with a past medical history significant for schizoaffective disorder, presenting to our emergency department with the complaint of 'pain'. Given the non-specific complaint and the limited history obtained, CT imaging was performed on her chest and abdomen which incidentally found a large duodenal diverticulum. This manuscript discusses the incidence of duodenal diverticula and the potential associated complications.