Spontaneous Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum: Wait or Cut First?

Dig Dis Sci. 2021 Sep;66(9):2876-2880. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-07092-1. Epub 2021 Jun 21.

Authors

G M Farné¹, A Lauro², S Vaccari³, I R Marino⁴, S Khouzam⁴, V D'Andrea³, M Cervellera⁵, V Tonini¹

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Surgery Unit, St. Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
² Department of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. augustola@yahoo.com.
³ Department of Surgical Sciences, Umberto I Hospital, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
⁵ Department of General Surgery, Santissima Annunziata Hospital, Taranto, Italy.

PMID: 34155566
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07092-1

No abstract available

Keywords: Complications; Duodenal diverticulum; Nonoperative management; Perforation; Surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Clinical Decision-Making / methods*
Conservative Treatment / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Digestive System Surgical Procedures / methods*
Diverticulum* / complications
Diverticulum* / diagnostic imaging
Drainage / methods
Duodenal Diseases* / complications
Duodenal Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods
Humans
Intestinal Perforation* / diagnosis
Intestinal Perforation* / physiopathology
Intestinal Perforation* / therapy
Male
Parenteral Nutrition, Total / methods
Risk Adjustment / methods
Risk Assessment
Rupture, Spontaneous / diagnosis
Rupture, Spontaneous / physiopathology
Rupture, Spontaneous / therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents