INTRALUMINAL DUODENAL DIVERTICULUM CAUSING RECURRENT PANCREATITIS - TREATMENT BY ENDOSCOPIC INCISION

Intraluminal duodenal diverticulum is a recognised but rare cause of a cute pancreatitis. This patient had three attacks of pancreatitis, eac h requiring a stay in hospital, within a four month period. The apex o f the diverticulum was incised endoscopically, whereupon peas and food debris gushed from the incision site. The patient has had no further symptoms in the 12 months since the endoscopic procedure.