The duodenum is the most common extra-colonic site of diverticulum.
If present, it rarely manifests with symptoms or complications. A
case is discussed involving a 78-year-old female who presented with
massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from duodenal diverticula.
Due to hemodynamic instability, she eventually underwent duodenal
resection, with a side-to-side duodenojejunostomy as a means
of restoring intestinal continuity. The postoperative course was
unremarkable. The patient was able to feed enterally and had no
recurrence of bleeding.