Traumatic Perforation of the Duodenal Diverticulum: A Case Report

Kim,  Ho Hyun; Park,  Yun Chul; Lee,  Dong Kyu; Park,  Chan Yong; Kim,  Jae Hun; Kim,  Yeong Dae; Kim,  Jung Chul

Case Report

Journal of Trauma and Injury 2013;26(2):53-57.

Ho Hyun Kim, Yun Chul Park, Dong Kyu Lee, Chan Yong Park, Jae Hun Kim, Yeong Dae Kim, Jung Chul Kim

¹Trauma Center of Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea.
²Division of Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. 3rdvivace@hanmail.net
³Trauma Center of Mokpo Hankuk Hospital, Mokpo, Korea.

외상후 발생한 십이지장 게실 천공 1예

김호현, 박윤철¹, 이동규², 박찬용¹, 김재훈, 김영대, 김정철¹

부산대학교병원 외상센터, ¹전남대학교 의과대학 외과학교실 외상외과, ²목포한국병원 외상센터

Received: 28 January 2013 • Revised: 5 March 2013 • Accepted: 17 April 2013

Abstract

A duodenal diverticulum is a frequent abnormality that is usually diagnosed incidentally. Clinical manifestations usually mimic those of highly-varied entities. Among the complications of a duodenal diverticulum, perforation is fairly rare; rupture due to blunt trauma is even rarer, and no cases have been reported in Korean literature. We report the case of a 61-year-old male patient who presented with a perforated duodenal diverticulum after a blunt trauma. We also review the existing literature.

Key Words: Duodenum; Diverticulum; Perforation; Trauma