Nonoperative Management of Perforated Diverticulitis of the Duodenum: Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature

Figure 1

Retroperitoneally perforating duodenal diverticulitis. (a) Sagittal CT scan after intravenous and oral contrast. Ventrally from the duodenum (arrowheads), irregular air configurations are found at the location of the inflamed duodenal diverticulum (arrow). (b) After one week of conservative therapy, the air configurations are almost limited to the duodenal diverticulum itself (arrow). The duodenum (arrowheads) still shows mild wall thickening.

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