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DUODENAL DIVERTICULA, WITH REPORT OF A CASE

1920; American Medical Association; Volume: 1; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/archsurg.1920.01110030108005

1538-3644

Edwina C. Moore,

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments

Diverticula have occasionally been found in various parts of the alimentary tract.According to Buschi,1 the rarest diverticula are those of the stomach; then follow those of the duodenum, pharynx, esophagus, ileum and colon.All the early cases were discovered during postmortem examinations; they were not suspected during life and were in no way considered responsible for the death of the patient.The records show they are more frequently found in the bodies of people past middle life.Wilkie 2 states that 83 per cent.are found in people over 50 years of age.They were considered rare then, as they are now.However, it should be noted that during the last five years, more and more cases have been reported, and it seems probable that they are of more frequent occurrence than they were believed to be at one time.Buschi1 found that in 1710 Chomel3 had reported a case, before the Academy in Paris, of a woman, 80 years old, who had a duodenal pocket in which there were twenty-two stones.Chomel3 mentions that two hours after meals this woman always experienced pain in the exact spot where this pocket lay.However, most authors give Morgagni 4 credit for having reported the first typical duodenal diver¬ ticulum in 1761.