We present a case of perforated giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon. This condition is extremely rare and only a few cases have so far been reported in the literature. Our case involved a 55-year old woman. Diagnosis was easy with barium enema and CT scan examination. Laparotomy revealed a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon compressing adjacent structures with signs of inflammation. An en bloc resection of the sigmoid colon, ovary and fallopian tube was performed with primary colon-rectal anastomosis. The post-operative course was uneventful.
Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon with perforation. Report of a case / Cangemi, Vincenzo; M., Borghese; Fiori, Enrico; Bononi, Marco; F., Ricci; Cangemi, Roberto; Galati, Gaspare; R., Montalto; Volpino, Patrizia. - In: MINERVA CHIRURGICA. - ISSN 0026-4733. - 57:2(2002), pp. 213-216.
Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon with perforation. Report of a case.
CANGEMI, Vincenzo;FIORI, Enrico;BONONI, Marco;CANGEMI, ROBERTO;GALATI, Gaspare;VOLPINO, Patrizia
2002
Abstract
We present a case of perforated giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon. This condition is extremely rare and only a few cases have so far been reported in the literature. Our case involved a 55-year old woman. Diagnosis was easy with barium enema and CT scan examination. Laparotomy revealed a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon compressing adjacent structures with signs of inflammation. An en bloc resection of the sigmoid colon, ovary and fallopian tube was performed with primary colon-rectal anastomosis. The post-operative course was uneventful.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
