Nogueira, Oriana and Lemos, Mariana and Duque, Mariana and Lopes, Catarina and Santos, Eva and Fernandes, Miguel (2023) A Case Report of the Atypical Manifestation of Diverticular Disease: Giant Colonic Diverticulum. In: Advanced Concepts in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 4. B P International, pp. 1-7. ISBN 978-81-967636-8-8
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In this study we intend to present a case of a rare complication of diverticular disease. The diagnosis is primarily made by CT because the symptoms are vague. To prevent perforation or other consequences, a surgical resection is the advised course of action. In this case, a 74-year-old woman complained of intestinal obstruction and an acute abdomen and went to the emergency department. Physical examination showed a distended abdomen, diffusely painful on palpation, with a positive Blumberg sign, no hernias. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) discovered a mesenteric collection with 60mm and air-fluid level compatible with an abscess, adjacent to a small bowel loop. An emergency laparotomy was done, which disclosed a 6cm cystic formation dependent on the sigmoid colon in the antimesentery border, which was removed en bloc with the neighboring colon. It was identified by the specimen as a type 2 diverticulum. After a typical postoperative period, the patient was discharged.
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Subjects: | Lib Research Guardians > Medical Science |
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Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2023 09:27 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2023 10:02 |
URI: | http://journal.edit4journal.com/id/eprint/2275 |