International Journal of Medical Advances and Discoveries

International Journal of Medical Advances and Discovery ISSN 2756-3812 Vol. 3 (2), pp. 001-003, February, 2012. © International Scholars Journals

Case Report

Obstructive jaundice due to peripapillary diverticulum with enterolith compressing the choledochus

Erdal Karagulle¹, Huseyin Savas Gokturk², Emin Turk¹, Hakan Oguz¹, Gokhan Moray¹

¹Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.

²Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.

Accepted 13 August, 2011

Abstract

Duodenal diverticula are relatively rare and cause subtle clinical signs and symptoms. Their diagnosis is often delayed until complications develop. We present herein a patient with duodenal diverticulum (enterolith within the diverticulum) mimicking a periampullary neoplasm, who presented with obstructive jaundice. Even if complications occur, an exact preoperative diagnosis may be very difficult especially in patients with previous cancer surgery at this site.

Keywords: Duodenal diverticulum, jaundice, abdominal pain, enterolith.