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Massive bleeding from duodenal diverticulum.

Punit Mehrotra·Mam Chandra·Manoj K Mitra·Ravi Misra
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Duodenal diverticula are commonly located in the second part of the duodenum and are usually asymptomatic. We report a 45-year-old man with massive bleeding from a duodenal diverticulum located beyond the second part of the duodenum. The diverticulum was excised, and the patient. has remained asymptomatic over the next 12 months.

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Punit Mehrotra, Mam Chandra, Manoj K Mitra, Ravi Misra. Massive bleeding from duodenal diverticulum.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11871835/

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