title: Giant Diverticulum of the Duodenum.
abstract: A 50-year old female presented herself with abdominal bloating and pain in the Emergengy Department. The symptoms persisted and a clinical evaluation was made. A lesion suspect for a giant duodenal diverticulum was seen on the CT-scan, which was confirmed by enteroclysis. Surgical resection was performed. The diagnosis was histological confirmed after surgery. Small bowel diverticula are relatively common, with an estimated 5 - 22% incidence in the healthy population. They are usually asymptomatic, but can present with abdominal pain and weight loss. Complications such as bleeding and perforation can occur. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice in symptomatic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Matthijs
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ter Horst
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marieke C Hovinga-de
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Boer
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Menno H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Raber
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joost M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Klaase
keywords: Duodenum; Gastrointestinal diverticula; Giant diverticulum; Small bowel diverticulum