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Lemmel Syndrome Secondary to Duodenal Diverticulitis: A Case Report

Lemmel syndrome occurs when a duodenal diverticulum causes obstructive jaundice due to a mechanical obstruction of the common bile duct. Additional pathophysiologic processes may also contribute to the development of Lemmel syndrome. These include duodenal diverticula causing dysfunction of the sphi...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Desai, Keyur, Wermers, Joshua D, Beteselassie, Nebiyu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376190/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409067
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1066
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