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Case Reports
. 1985 Sep;61(719):839-40.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.61.719.839.

Perforated duodenal diverticulum: a report of two cases

W S Stebbings, J P Thomson
Case Reports

Perforated duodenal diverticulum: a report of two cases

W S Stebbings et al. Postgrad Med J. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

Perforation is a rare complication of congenital duodenal diverticula. The case histories of 2 patients are reported. Operative treatment to excise the diverticulum and close the defect in the duodenum and to drain associated sepsis is required.

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