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Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report

Colonic perforation is associated with high mortality rates, and it requires prompt diagnosis and intervention to ensure favorable patient outcomes. The condition usually presents with typical peritoneal signs and symptoms, but atypical presentations can be a diagnostic challenge. In this report, we...

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Autores principales: Bashar, Sifullah, Al Sbihi, Ali F, Manasrah, Nouraldeen, Chaudhary, Ahmad J, Iqbal, Sana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34109086
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14900
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author Bashar, Sifullah
Al Sbihi, Ali F
Manasrah, Nouraldeen
Chaudhary, Ahmad J
Iqbal, Sana
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description Colonic perforation is associated with high mortality rates, and it requires prompt diagnosis and intervention to ensure favorable patient outcomes. The condition usually presents with typical peritoneal signs and symptoms, but atypical presentations can be a diagnostic challenge. In this report, we present a case of sigmoid diverticulosis perforation in an elderly patient who had no symptoms after the perforation developed. This case highlights the importance of detailed history, physical examination, and a low threshold of suspicion in patients with risk factors for atypical presentations.
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spelling pubmed-81831562021-06-08 Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report Bashar, Sifullah Al Sbihi, Ali F Manasrah, Nouraldeen Chaudhary, Ahmad J Iqbal, Sana Cureus Internal Medicine Colonic perforation is associated with high mortality rates, and it requires prompt diagnosis and intervention to ensure favorable patient outcomes. The condition usually presents with typical peritoneal signs and symptoms, but atypical presentations can be a diagnostic challenge. In this report, we present a case of sigmoid diverticulosis perforation in an elderly patient who had no symptoms after the perforation developed. This case highlights the importance of detailed history, physical examination, and a low threshold of suspicion in patients with risk factors for atypical presentations. Cureus 2021-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8183156/ /pubmed/34109086 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14900 Text en Copyright © 2021, Bashar et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Internal Medicine
Bashar, Sifullah
Al Sbihi, Ali F
Manasrah, Nouraldeen
Chaudhary, Ahmad J
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title Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report
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title_fullStr Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report
title_short Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report
title_sort silent sigmoid colon diverticular perforation: a case report
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183156/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34109086
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14900
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