Giant duodenal diverticulum: presentation by blunt trauma
Michalsky, M.P.; Ritota, P.; Swan, K.G.
Journal of Trauma 46(6): 1130-1132
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282 PMID: 10372639 Document Number: 502750
Most duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic, small (i.e., less than 5 cm in greatest dimension), acquired, extraluminal, and false. The only report of a massive or giant duodenal diverticulum (i.e., 10 cm or more), in the current literature, included severe nocturnal diarrhea. The present case report is the incidental finding of a massive duodenal diverticulum in a 34-year-old male trauma victim. The insidious nature of this case and the patient's age suggest a congenital etiology. We believe this is the first report of such a case.