title: Traumatic perforation of duodenal diverticulum.
abstract: A fragile 72-year-old female with previous coronary artery disease sustained blunt abdominal trauma in a motor vehicle crash. A ruptured duodenum was identified by computed tomography scanning. Exploratory laparotomy revealed that the duodenal rupture was caused by perforation of a diverticulum in the second portion of the duodenum. The surgical management of the injury to the duodenum is described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Center and the University of British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poostizadeh
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Gow
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Al-Mahmeed
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Allardyce
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012421:Rupture; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery