Juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula. Association with gallstones and pancreatitis.
Juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula were identified at duodenal endoscopy in 42 (9%) of 470 consecutive patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Patients with duodenal diverticula had a higher frequency of gallstones disease (52% versus 35%) and of relapsing or chronic pancreatitis (26% versus 14%) and a higher frequency of recurrent bile duct calculi after biliary surgery (12% versus 2%). The association between gallstone disease and duodenal diverticula was corroborated by a second study showing a significantly higher frequency of gallstones in 350 patients who had a duodenal diverticulum on barium-meal X-ray examination.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies