[Giant diverticulum of the duodenum. Case report].
The authors describe the case of a 49-year-old man with a giant diverticulum of the duodenum, with apparently scarce symptoms, pointed out by gastroscopy and X-ray of the upper gastrointestinal duct with barium meal. The removal of the lesion, obtained after surgical operation, showed a diverticulum with a 6 cm diameter, with signs of diverticulitis; the histological test did not point out is degenerative lesions. A survey of the recent literature on the matter is presented.
Caronia
V
V
Regione del Veneto, Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria n. 9, Stabilimento Ospedaliero di Oderzo.
Battistioli
M
M
Arrigoni
M
M
Grimaldi
B
B
Baraglia
E
E
Bonotto
G
G
Marchese
M
M
Tonetto
F
F
Fabi
F
F
D004240:Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged