We report a case of a 73-year-old woman affected by Lemmel's syndrome, a rare type of obstructive jaundice caused by a periampullary duodenal diverticulum. The patient was admitted to the Emergency Department for pneumonia associated with mild epigastric pain and vomiting. While hospitalized for antibiotic treatment, the appearance of jaundice led us to discover a periampullary duodenal diverticulum by endoscopy and CT scan. The jaundice was successfully managed endoscopically with removal of food debris from the diverticulum.
Zorzetti, N., Lauro, A., Cervellera, M., Panarese, A., Khouzam, S., Marino, I.R., et al. (2022). Debris-Filled Duodenal Diverticulum and Lemmel's Syndrome. DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 67(7), 2805-2808 [10.1007/s10620-022-07571-z].
Debris-Filled Duodenal Diverticulum and Lemmel's Syndrome
Zorzetti, Noemi;Cervellera, M;Tonini, V
2022
Abstract
We report a case of a 73-year-old woman affected by Lemmel's syndrome, a rare type of obstructive jaundice caused by a periampullary duodenal diverticulum. The patient was admitted to the Emergency Department for pneumonia associated with mild epigastric pain and vomiting. While hospitalized for antibiotic treatment, the appearance of jaundice led us to discover a periampullary duodenal diverticulum by endoscopy and CT scan. The jaundice was successfully managed endoscopically with removal of food debris from the diverticulum.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
