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Two cases of perforating duodenal diverticulitis are reported, one with enterolith formation, and the other with sonographic evidence of retroperitoneal emphysema. The possible complications of duodenal diverticula, as well as the difficulties encountered in preoperative diagnosis, are discussed.
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Pugash, R.A., O'Brien, S.E. & Stevenson, G.W. Perforating duodenal diverticulitis. Gastrointest Radiol 15, 156–158 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888762
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888762