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Arch Iran Med. 2023;26(8): 455-458.
doi: 10.34172/aim.2023.69
PMID: 38301108
PMCID: PMC10685735
Scopus ID: 85178226170
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Case Report

Duodenal Web in an Elderly Patient with Abdominal Discomfort and Vomiting: A Rare Case

Mehdi Alimadadi 1 ORCID logo, Reza Ghanbari 2 ORCID logo, Mohanna Yousefi 1, Somayeh Sadani 1* ORCID logo

1 Clinical Research Development Unit (CRDU), Sayad Shirazi Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
2 Gene Therapy Research Center, Digestive Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Somayeh Sadani, Email: somayehsadani@gmail.com

Abstract

Duodenal web is complete or incomplete obstruction of the duodenum due to a membranous web or intraluminal diverticulum. This abnormality is one of the main causes of intestinal obstruction in children. The symptoms of this disease may rarely appear in older age and cause gastric outlet obstruction in adults. In the present paper, we report a 69-year-old male patient with heartburn, abdominal discomfort, frequent non-bilious, non-bloody vomiting for the past 6 months. Furthermore, the patient had experienced a weight loss of 12 kg during this period. He had been taking aspirin daily for years due to his ischemic heart disease. After performing contrast-enhanced CT imaging, esophagogastroduodenoscopy and barium meal examination, the patient was diagnosed to suffer from duodenal web. Since surgery is currently the mainstay of treatment in the management of this disease, the patient finally underwent a gastrojejunostomy.

Cite this article as: Alimadadi M, Ghanbari R, Yousefi M, Sadani S. Duodenal web in an elderly patient with abdominal discomfort and vomiting: a rare case. Arch Iran Med. 2023;26(8):455-458. doi: 10.34172/aim.2023.69
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Submitted: 09 Jan 2023
Accepted: 25 Apr 2023
ePublished: 01 Aug 2023
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