Perforated Diverticulum of the Fourth Portion of the Duodenum - Open Journal of Emergency Medicine

OJEM > Vol.6 No.1, March 2018

Open Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volume 6, Issue 1 (March 2018)

ISSN Print: 2332-1806 ISSN Online: 2332-1814

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Perforated Diverticulum of the Fourth Portion of the Duodenum ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojem.2018.61001 1,136 Downloads 2,535 Views

Author(s)

Behnam Faridian¹, Babak Adrangi², Kiarash Mirkia³

Affiliation(s)

¹Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine, Guadalajara, Mexico.
²Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
³Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

ABSTRACT

We are describing a rare occurrence of a perforated diverticulum of the fourth portion of duodenum and surgical repair. Patient expired despite prompt surgical intervention secondary to septic shock, multi-organ-system failure (MOSF) and delayed presentation of the disease.

KEYWORDS

Duodenum, Perforation, Diverticulum, Fourth Portion, Septic Shock, Sepsis, Multi Organ System Failure

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Faridian, B. , Adrangi, B. and Mirkia, K. (2018) Perforated Diverticulum of the Fourth Portion of the Duodenum. Open Journal of Emergency Medicine, 6, 1-5. doi: 10.4236/ojem.2018.61001.

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