A Case of Doudenal Diaphragm in an Adult Treated with Endoscopic Membranotomy using Insulated Tip Electrosurgical Knife.
- Author:
Bum Jun KWON
1
;
Chang Whan KIM
;
Tae Ho KIM
;
Yeon Soo LIM
;
Jung Sun PACK
;
Keun Jong CHO
;
Jin Il KIM
;
Soo Heon PARK
;
Hiun Suk CHAE
;
Jae Kwang KIM
;
Sok Won HAN
;
Kyu Yong CHOI
Author Information
1. Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. kimchmd@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adult duodenal diaphragm;
Endoscopic membranotomy;
Insulated tip knife
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Diagnosis;
Diaphragm*;
Duodenal Obstruction;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Parturition
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;33(5):294-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A duodenal diaphragm is rare congenital anomaly among the duodenal obstructions. Its symptoms and signs usually appear from birth if the obstruction is complete. However, a diagnosis may be delayed until the patient reaches adulthood in cases of an incomplete obstruction. Treatment of an adult duodenal diaphragm is usually surgical. To our knowledge, there are few reports of the endoscopic treatment of an adult duodenal diaphragm but none in Korea. We report a duodenal diaphragm in a 26- year-old female with epigastric pain, who was treated with an endoscopic membranotomy using an insulated tip knife.
