A Rare Case Presentation of a Perforated Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum

Giant sigmoid diverticulum (GSD) is a rare complication of diverticulosis. These lesions arise from herniations of the mucosa through the muscle wall which progressively enlarge with colonic gas to become large air-filled cysts evident on plain X-ray and CT scans. We present a rare case of a 72-year...

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Autores principales: Kam, Jennifer C., Doraiswamy, Vikram, Spira, Robert S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24288544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957152

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24288544
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957152

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