[Adult duodenal diaphragm].
A case of intestinal obstruction in an adult due to congenital diaphragma of the duodenum (DD) is presented. Aetiology, pathology and diagnostic problems are discussed and the literature is reviewed. Various therapeutic procedures are evaluated. Excision or duodeno-duodenostomy are the only measures recommended. The correct choice depends on the relation of the DD to the ampulla of Vatter. Duodeno-duodenostomy was successfully applied in the reported case.
D004386:Duodenum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male
Diaphragma duodenale im Erwachsenenalter.