title: Giant duodenal diverticulum: presentation by blunt trauma.
abstract: Most duodenal diverticula are asymptomatic, small (i.e., less than 5 cm in greatest dimension), acquired, extraluminal, and false. The only report of a massive or giant duodenal diverticulum (i.e., 10 cm or more), in the current literature, included severe nocturnal diarrhea. The present case report is the incidental finding of a massive duodenal diverticulum in a 34-year-old male trauma victim. The insidious nature of this case and the patient's age suggest a congenital etiology. We believe this is the first report of such a case.
authors.affiliation: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark 07103, USA.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Michalsky
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ritota
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Swan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications