Sofea Jamil Merican

Lemmel Syndrome Mimicking Choledocholithiasis: A Rare Cause of Obstructive Jaundice

A. Muhammad Rusyaidi, Sofea Jamil Merican, Norly Binti Salleh, Chuah Jun Seng & Hanani Mohd Tap · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2026

Lemmel syndrome is a rare but clinically important cause of obstructive jaundice, arising from external compression of the common bile duct (CBD) by a periampullary duodenal diverticulum, typically in the absence of choledocholithiasis or underlying malignancy. Although infrequen...