title: Perforated duodenal diverticulum.
abstract: Duodenal diverticula are found in up to 20% of the population but only few patients require surgery for acute complications. Perforation is the rarest of the complications, just over 100 cases have been reported in the world literature. Besides a case report, the characteristics and the therapy of duodenal diverticula are reviewed in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery Municipal Hospital, Sárvár, Hungary.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male