A Rare Cause of Acute Abdomen: Perforation of Duodenal Diverticulum Containing Ectopic Pancreatic Tissue

Perforation is a rare but serious complication of a duodenal diverticulum and often presents itself with nonspecific symptoms and signs. Ectopic pancreatic tissue within a duodenal diverticulum is another rare situation. In this article, we report a case of an 87 year-old woman who presented with s...

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Published in:	Balkan Medical Journal
Main Authors:	Yavuz Özdemir, Bülent Güleç, İlker Sücüllü, Ali İlker Filiz
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Trakya University 2011-09-01
Subjects:	Duodenal diverticulum perforation acute abdomen ectopic pancreatic tissue
Online Access:	http://tutfd.org/text.php3?id=790