Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathology

Although colonic diverticulum is a common disease, affecting about 35% of patients above the age of 60, giant sigmoid diverticulum is an uncommon variant of which only relatively few cases have been described in the literature. We report on our experience with a patient affected by giant sigmoid div...

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Autores principales: Guarnieri, A., Cesaretti, M., Tirone, A., Francioli, N., Piccolomini, A., Vuolo, G., Verre, L., Savelli, V., Di Cosmo, L., Carli, A.F.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2009
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Published: February, 2009
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20651957
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000200014
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author Guarnieri, A.
Cesaretti, M.
Tirone, A.
Francioli, N.
Piccolomini, A.
Vuolo, G.
Verre, L.
Savelli, V.
Di Cosmo, L.
Carli, A.F.
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Cesaretti, M.
Tirone, A.
Francioli, N.
Piccolomini, A.
Vuolo, G.
Verre, L.
Savelli, V.
Di Cosmo, L.
Carli, A.F.
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description Although colonic diverticulum is a common disease, affecting about 35% of patients above the age of 60, giant sigmoid diverticulum is an uncommon variant of which only relatively few cases have been described in the literature. We report on our experience with a patient affected by giant sigmoid diverticulum who was treated with diverticulectomy. Resection of the diverticulum is a safe surgical procedure, provided that the colon section close to the lesion presents no sign of flogosis or diverticula; in addition, recurrences are not reported after 6-year follow-up.
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spelling pubmed-28951682010-07-22 Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathology Guarnieri, A. Cesaretti, M. Tirone, A. Francioli, N. Piccolomini, A. Vuolo, G. Verre, L. Savelli, V. Di Cosmo, L. Carli, A.F. Case Rep Gastroenterol Published: February, 2009 Although colonic diverticulum is a common disease, affecting about 35% of patients above the age of 60, giant sigmoid diverticulum is an uncommon variant of which only relatively few cases have been described in the literature. We report on our experience with a patient affected by giant sigmoid diverticulum who was treated with diverticulectomy. Resection of the diverticulum is a safe surgical procedure, provided that the colon section close to the lesion presents no sign of flogosis or diverticula; in addition, recurrences are not reported after 6-year follow-up. S. Karger AG 2009-02-20 /pmc/articles/PMC2895168/ /pubmed/20651957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000200014 Text en Copyright © 2009 by S. Karger AG, Basel
spellingShingle Published: February, 2009
Guarnieri, A.
Cesaretti, M.
Tirone, A.
Francioli, N.
Piccolomini, A.
Vuolo, G.
Verre, L.
Savelli, V.
Di Cosmo, L.
Carli, A.F.
Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathology
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topic Published: February, 2009
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