title: Recurrent duodenal diverticulitis after surgical resection of the diverticulum: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Duodenal diverticulitis has been considered a rare entity. The diagnosis with computed tomography has become a fast and noninvasive means of detection and guide to management. Cases of surgically resected duodenal diverticula reforming and reinfecting are rarer yet, often presenting with similar symptoms. Duodenal diverticulitis can present with a wide range of symptoms mimicking anything from gastritis to acute abdomen, or as in the case of our patient, as mid abdominal pain with newly developed liver abscess. According to the literature, duodenal diverticula are incidentally discovered at a rate of 5% to 10% in living adults and in up to 22% at autopsy.
authors: St. Vincents Medical Center, Bridgeport, USA.
authors: Rishi
authors: R
authors: Razdan
authors: Kristi
authors: K
authors: Oatis
authors: Neil
authors: N
authors: Specht
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004322:Drainage; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012008:Recurrence; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents