What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 73 year-old male with heartburn
Double Contrast Upper GI Examination of the Duodenum
- Giant Duodenal Ulcer
- Crohn Disease
- Dudeoneal Diverticulum
- Paraduodenal Hernia
- Lymphoma
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Answer:
3. Duodenal Diverticulum
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Duodenal Diverticulum
General Considerations
- Relatively common (up to 6% of upper GI examinations) in adults
- Usually arise in 2nd portion of the duodenum (85%) within 1-2 cm of the ampulla of Vater
- Like almost all GI diverticula, they are false diverticula with herniation of the mucosa and submucosa through the muscular layer