title: [Intermittent obstructive jaundice as a form of presentation of duodenal diverticulum].
abstract: We report the case of a previously well 89-years-old-healthy man who presented at least four episodes of intermittent obstructive jaundice during the eight months prior to admission in our Hospital. Studies revealed a duodenal diverticulum arising near of the ampulla of Vater. We believed the diverticulum was responsible for the intermittent obstructive jaundice and we performed a choledochoduodenostomy. He had no postoperative complications and was discharged from the hospital asymptomatic. This case documents an uncommon presentation of this disease generally asymptomatic with intermittent obstructive jaundice episodes.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez Sánchez
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rivero Cruz
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ladero Quesada
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moreno Tello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díaz-Rubio
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002758:Cholangiography; D002768:Choledochostomy; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence