Common Bile Duct Obstruction Secondary to a Periampullary Diverticulum

Periampullary duodenal diverticula are not uncommon and are usually asymptomatic although complications may occasionally occur. Here, we report the case of a 72-year-old woman who presented with painless obstructive jaundice. Laboratory tests showed abnormally elevated serum concentrations of total...

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Main Authors: Karayiannakis, Anastasios J., Bolanaki, Helen, Courcoutsakis, Nikos, Kouklakis, Georgios, Moustafa, Erchan, Prassopoulos, Panos, Simopoulos, Constantinos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: S. Karger AG 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433006/