title: Surgical management of duodenal diverticula.
abstract: Surgical treatment of duodenal diverticula, although infrequently indicated, implies a high risk of postoperative complications. Diverticuloplasty was performed on five patients, four of whom had biliary or pancreatic duct obstruction and also underwent cholecystectomy and sphincteroplasty. The fifth patient had chronic abdominal pain. Complications occurred in three cases--postoperative diverticular bleeding, retroperitoneal hematoma and peroperative perforation of the common bile duct. The long-term results (3-10 years) were excellent in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Akershus Central Hospital, Norway.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trondsen
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Rosseland
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Bakka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000601:surgery*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications