Duodenal obstruction following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
A case where duodenal obstruction complicated elective repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm is reported. A review of the literature shows that the incidence of this rare complication has probably been underestimated. Patients should be treated expectantly, regardless of the pathogenesis of the obstruction.
Campagnol
M
M
I Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Unviersità degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy.
Di Giacomo
M
M
Cruciani
R
R
Cavallaro
A
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography