title: [Giant diverticulum of the duodenum. Case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Regione del Veneto, Unità Locale Socio-Sanitaria n. 9, Stabilimento Ospedaliero di Oderzo.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caronia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battistioli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arrigoni
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baraglia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonotto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marchese
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tonetto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fabi
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged