Giant Colonic Diverticulum of the Sigmoid with an Unusual Localization
Diverticular disease is a common disorder of the colon. A rare complication of diverticulosis is a giant colonic diverticulum (GCD) defined as a diverticulum measuring >4 cm. It most often affects the sigmoid colon. We report a case of a 68-year-old male presenting at the emergency departme...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2022-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Acute Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/518527 |
| Summary: | Diverticular disease is a common disorder of the colon. A rare complication of diverticulosis is a giant colonic diverticulum (GCD) defined as a diverticulum measuring >4 cm. It most often affects the sigmoid colon. We report a case of a 68-year-old male presenting at the emergency department with a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid with an unusual size and migration to the right hemi-abdomen. Segmental colectomy with en-bloc diverticular resection and primary anastomosis seems to be the best treatment according to the available current literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2504-5288 |