An Obstructive Wind Sock Web Deformity of the Proximal Duodenum

Indian J Surg. 2017 Jun;79(3):270-271. doi: 10.1007/s12262-017-1641-z. Epub 2017 Apr 27.

Authors

Athanasios D Sioulas¹, Paraskevi Grammata¹, Ilias Scotiniotis¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Hygeia Hospital, 4 Erythrou Stavrou Street and Kifissias Avenue, Marousi, 151 23 Athens, Greece.

Abstract

We herein present a case of a wind sock web deformity of the proximal duodenum causing episodic duodenal obstruction in a 43-year-old male patient.

Keywords: Diverticulum; Duodenal obstruction; Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy; Wind sock web deformity.