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Case Reports in Surgery
Volume 2017, Article ID 4045970, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4045970
Case Report

Perforated Duodenal Diverticulum Treated Conservatively: Another Two Successful Cases

Jad A. Degheili,1 Mohammed H. Abdallah,1 Ali A. Haydar,2 Ahmad Moukalled,1 and Ali H. Hallal1

1Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon
2Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Riad El-Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon

Correspondence should be addressed to Ali H. Hallal; bl.ude.bua@50ha

Received 26 March 2017; Accepted 18 April 2017; Published 7 May 2017

Academic Editor: Dimitrios Mantas

Copyright © 2017 Jad A. Degheili et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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