Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation
Diverticulosis is a common disorder among geriatric patients, of whom 10% to 25% go on to develop diverticulitis. Known complications of diverticulitis include formation of phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, bleeding, perforation, and colonic abscess. A less common complication is perforation wit...
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| author | Andrew Little Andy Culver |
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| description | Diverticulosis is a common disorder among geriatric patients, of whom 10% to 25% go on to develop diverticulitis. Known complications of diverticulitis include formation of phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, bleeding, perforation, and colonic abscess. A less common complication is perforation with formation of an extra-abdominal necrotizing abscess. This case is a report of an 83-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with a necrotizing abdominal wall abscess secondary to right-sided diverticular microperforation. [West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(1):103–105.] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d88a428f7468403db4c76d38b5aa724f2022-12-22T03:40:19ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-900X1936-90182012-04-01131103105Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular PerforationAndrew LittleAndy CulverDiverticulosis is a common disorder among geriatric patients, of whom 10% to 25% go on to develop diverticulitis. Known complications of diverticulitis include formation of phlegmon, fistula, bowel obstruction, bleeding, perforation, and colonic abscess. A less common complication is perforation with formation of an extra-abdominal necrotizing abscess. This case is a report of an 83-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with a necrotizing abdominal wall abscess secondary to right-sided diverticular microperforation. [West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(1):103–105.]http://escholarship.org/uc/item/5dv0861tDiverticulitisNecrotizing |
| spellingShingle | Andrew Little Andy Culver Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Diverticulitis Necrotizing |
| title | Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation |
| title_full | Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation |
| title_fullStr | Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation |
| title_short | Right-Sided Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation |
| title_sort | right sided sigmoid diverticular perforation |
| topic | Diverticulitis Necrotizing |
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