title: Surgical treatment of duodenal diverticula associated with symptomatic bacterial overgrowth.
abstract: A case is reported of a patient with symptomatic bacterial overgrowth and Vitamin B12 malabsorption secondary to two duodenal diverticula, treated successfully by surgical excision of the diverticula.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Breen
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Connell
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014805:Vitamin B 12