What is perforated duodenal diverticulum?
Perforation is a rare but potentially lethal complication of duodenal diverticular disease. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for perforated duodenal diverticula. In recent years, a few cases were successfully managed either conservatively or with endoscopy.
What do you do for duodenal diverticulum?
What is the treatment for a duodenal diverticulum? If treatment is necessary, extramural diverticula can be surgically removed from the outside of the duodenum. The diverticula also may be inverted into the lumen of the duodenum and removed through an incision in the wall of the duodenum.
What is perforated diverticulitis?
Complications of diverticulitis include abscess, fistula formation, and perforation (rupture). When the bowel perforates, intestinal contents spill into the peritoneal cavity causing peritonitis, an inflammation of the membrane that lines the organs and walls of the abdominal cavity.
Is a perforated colon life-threatening?
A perforated bowel is a medical emergency. Left untreated, it can quickly lead to sepsis, organ failure, shock, and even death.
What is a duodenal spasm?
Duodenal spasms are an uncoordinated series of muscle contractions that prevent food from traveling properly from the stomach to the duodenum.
What is a perforated peptic ulcer?
A perforated ulcer, also known as a gastric perforation or peptic ulcer, is a serious medical condition in which an (already formed) untreated ulcer burns through the walls of the stomach or any other section of the gastrointestinal tract, thereby allowing the digestive juices and other stomach acids to flow into the abdominal cavity, causing severe
What is a ruptured diverticulitis?
Diverticulitis, also known as a ruptured colon, occurs when small areas of tissue (sacs) bulge from the colon and burst and acquire infection. Individual sacs are known as diverticulum, and more than one sac is identified as diverticula. As a person ages, the muscles lining the colon become harder and it takes more pressure to eliminate waste.
What is a caliceal diverticulum?
A caliceal diverticulum is an outpouching of the renal collecting system, which usually protrudes into the parenchyma of the kidney. Depending on their location and shape, urine can get trapped in caliceal diverticula and there may be an increased risk of stone formation.