Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting
Duodenum inversum (DI), also known as inverted duodenum or duodenum reflexum, is a congenital malformation in which the third portion of the duodenum, instead of continuing leftward to the ligament of Treitz, reverses direction and travels in a superior, posterior track prior to crossing the midline...
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| description | Duodenum inversum (DI), also known as inverted duodenum or duodenum reflexum, is a congenital malformation in which the third portion of the duodenum, instead of continuing leftward to the ligament of Treitz, reverses direction and travels in a superior, posterior track prior to crossing the midline above the pancreas. We present a case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with chronic nausea and vomiting, subsequently found to have DI. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d8f3dad75db4655a149d58d548939b82025-02-03T07:24:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362018-01-01201810.1155/2018/75386017538601Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and VomitingSaurabh Chandan0Ojasvini Choudhry Chandan1Alexander Todd Hewlett2Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE, USADepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE, USADepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha NE, USADuodenum inversum (DI), also known as inverted duodenum or duodenum reflexum, is a congenital malformation in which the third portion of the duodenum, instead of continuing leftward to the ligament of Treitz, reverses direction and travels in a superior, posterior track prior to crossing the midline above the pancreas. We present a case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with chronic nausea and vomiting, subsequently found to have DI.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7538601 |
| spellingShingle | Saurabh Chandan Ojasvini Choudhry Chandan Alexander Todd Hewlett Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting |
| title_full | Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting |
| title_fullStr | Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting |
| title_short | Duodenum Inversum: A Rare Cause of Chronic Nausea and Vomiting |
| title_sort | duodenum inversum a rare cause of chronic nausea and vomiting |
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