Year 2021 / Volume 113 / Number 6
Letter
Lemmel syndrome: an uncommon complication of periampular duodenal diverticulum

477-478

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.7537/2020

María del Mar Díaz Alcázar, Alicia Martín-Lagos Maldonado, Adelina García Robles,

Abstract
Lemmel’s syndrome consists of obstructive jaundice due to compression of a periampular duodenal diverticulum (DDP), in the absence of choledocholithiasis or tumor. DDP are pseudodiverticula without a muscle layer within a radius of 2-3 centimeters from the ampulla of Vater. They rarely cause obstructive jaundice, although the prevalence is estimated at up to 22 % according to the sensitivity of the diagnostic test. They are usually incidental findings, but up to 1-5 % can be complicated with diverticulitis, bleeding, perforation, obstructive jaundice (Lemmel syndrome), choledocholithiasis, pancreatitis or cholangitis.
Share Button
New comment
Comments

23/06/2021 11:22:13
Tras el resumen existe un botón que pone "descargar PDF"


22/06/2021 21:15:18
Imposible descargar este artículo, necesito ayuda


References
1. Tobin R, Barry N, Foley NM, et al. A giant duodenal diverticulum causing Lemmel syndrome. J Surg Case Rep 2018;2018(10):rjy263. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy263.
2. Kang HS, Hyun JJ, Kim SY, et al. Lemmel's syndrome, an unusual cause of abdominal pain and jaundice by impacted intradiverticular enterolith: case report. J Korean Med Sci 2014;29(6):874-8. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2014.29.6.874.
3. Desai K, Wermers JD, Beteselassie N. Lemmel syndrome secondary to duodenal diverticulitis: a case report. Cureus 2017;9(3):e1066. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1066.
4. Frauenfelder G, Maraziti A, Ciccone V, et al. Computed tomography imaging in Lemmel syndrome: a report of two cases. J Clin Imaging Sci 2019;9:23. doi: 10.25259/JCIS-17-2019.
Citation tools
Díaz Alcázar M, Martín-Lagos Maldonado A, García Robles A. Lemmel syndrome: an uncommon complication of periampular duodenal diverticulum. 7537/2020


Download to a citation manager

Download the citation for this article by clicking on one of the following citation managers:

Metrics
This article has received 552 visits.
This article has been downloaded 363 times.

Statistics from Dimensions


Statistics from Plum Analytics

Publication history

Received: 19/09/2020

Accepted: 23/09/2020

Online First: 03/12/2020

Published: 04/06/2021

Article Online First time: 75 days

Article editing time: 258 days


Share
This article hasn't been rated yet.
Reader rating:
Valora este artículo:




Asociación Española de Ecografía Digestiva Sociedad Española de Endoscopia Digestiva Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva
The Spanish Journal of Gastroenterology is the official organ of the Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva, the Sociedad Española de Endoscopia Digestiva and the Asociación Española de Ecografía Digestiva
Cookie policy Privacy Policy Legal Notice © Copyright 2023 y Creative Commons. The Spanish Journal of Gastroenterology