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Giant diverticulum‐ A rare complication of a common surgical condition

A gentleman presented with abdominal distension and pain. CT confirmed a 20 cm sigmoid diverticulum. A giant diverticulum, typified by diverticula greater than 4 cm, often requires colonic resection. Fewer than 200 cases have been reported, most measuring 7–15 cm. I present a rare complication of a...

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Autores principales: Cubas, Vanessa, Ward, Stephen T., Dmitrewski, Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4856254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27190624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.534