OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate and demonstrate the clinical and imaging features of symptomatic duodenal diverticula presenting as or mimicking acute abdomen. METHODS The imaging studies of 10 patients, all presenting with acute abdomen and diagnosed with duodenal diverticula as the possible underlying cause, over a time period of 20 months were retrospectively analyzed. ...

The results of 250 consecutive ERCP examinations were analysed in order to assess whether or not juxtapapillary duodenal diverticula are associated with choledocholithiasis. Cholangiography showed common bile duct stones in 71 patients of whom 25 (35%) had periampullary diverticula. Clear bile ducts were shown in 99, of whom only 12 had diverticula (12%) (p less than 0.05). After allowing for t...

The incidence, aetiology and possible inheritance of duodenal diverticula remain controversial. These aspects are discussed through the presentation of a family, in which duodenal diverticula occurred in a man and his two sons. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such family documented in the medical literature. This familial occurrence may be attributed solely to the high incidence...

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Male urethral diverticula are rare. Patients with paraplegia may present with acquired diverticula as a result of prolonged catheterization. Diverticula may be asymptomatic or lead to lower urinary tract symptoms. Rarely, the diverticulum may initially present as a scrotal mass. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a male 45-year-old Arab with paraplegia who pres...