Case report: duodenal diverticula and jaundice: ultrasound can be misleading.
Most duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic, but they may create diagnostic difficulties. We report a case of obstructive jaundice in which ultrasound revealed a mass in the region of the head of the pancreas produced by a diverticulum in the second part of the duodenum which was initially misdiagnosed as a carcinoma of the pancreas.
Hasan
A K
AK
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow.
Negrette
J J
JJ
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography