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  • Title: Operative management of symptomatic duodenal diverticula.
    Author: Mathis KL, Farley DR.
    Journal: Am J Surg; 2007 Mar; 193(3):305-8; discussion 308-9. PubMed ID: 17320524.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Duodenal diverticula are common but rarely cause symptoms that require operative intervention. METHODS: The charts of 34 patients who underwent a laparotomy at a single institution for complications of a duodenal diverticulum between the years of 1969 and 2001 were reviewed. RESULTS: The indications for operation included perforation (n = 10), gastrointestinal bleeding (7), intractable pain (6), biliary or pancreatic obstruction (4), gastrointestinal obstruction (2), steatorrhea (2), questionable malignancy (2), and cholecystodiverticular fistula (1). The operation consisted of diverticulectomy in 27 patients, duodenal resection in 4, diverticular inversion in 2, and a controlled duodenal fistula in 1. An additional drainage procedure was performed in 7 patients. Perioperative mortality rate was 3%. Early (15%) and late (12%) morbidity rates were significant. CONCLUSIONS: Operative treatment of duodenal diverticula is safe but should be reserved for those with emergent presentations or intractable symptoms.
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