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Perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon
The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007 Diverticula on the left side of the colon, especially in the sigmoid colon are a common occurrence in the West. However, right-sided diverticula are less common, being reported from Asian countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and India ...
Wilkinson Triloksingh, Wilkinson Anne
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Direct observation of an exposed blood vessel in a colonic diverticulum using ultrathin endoscopy [PDF]
DEN OpenIn recent years, cases of diverticular bleeding have become more common. Although identifying the bleeding diverticulum is difficult, it is even more difficult to identify the exposed blood vessels in the bleeding diverticulum.
Kensuke Suzuki +2 more
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Giant sigmoid colon diverticulum
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 Giant colonic diverticula are uncommon in all age groups and are especially rare within the pediatric population, with only one known previously reported case in a child.
Christian Corbin Frye, MD +1 more
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Ovarian teratoma leading to colonic intussusception: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in OncologyIntussusception in adults is relatively rare compared to that in children and is typically caused by underlying benign or malignant intestinal diseases.
Xiujuan Qiu, Jiahao Gao, Jun Gao
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Underwater Endoscopic Mucosal Resection without Submucosal Injection Facilitates En bloc Resection of Colon Adenomas Extending into a Diverticulum [PDF]
Clinical Endoscopy, 2021 Superficial colonic neoplasms sometimes extend into a diverticulum. Conventional endoscopic mucosal resection of these lesions is considered challenging because colonic diverticula do not have a muscularis propria and are deeply inverted.
Yoshikazu Hayashi +7 more
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The Epidemiology and Etiology of Right-Sided Colonic Diverticulosis: A Review [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2021 Diverticulosis of the colon is a common condition in Western countries and most patients will remain asymptomatic, but some will present with symptoms of acute diverticulitis or bleeding.
Greg A. Turner +3 more
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Giant Colonic Diverticulum [PDF]
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2008 We report a case of a giant colonic diverticulum (GCD), an infrequent complication of diverticular disease. More frequent complications include phlegmonous diverticulitis (31%), abscess formation (31%), and free perforation (38%) (1).
Michael L. Foreman, Karen McQuade
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Microbiota of the Colonic Diverticula in the Complicated Form of Diverticulitis: A Case Report
Life, 2022 Intestinal microbiota appears to be implicated in the pathogenesis of diverticular disease. We present the case of a patient with diverticular colon disease complicated by a pelvic abscess.
Dina Yarullina +4 more
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Giant Colonic Diverticulum [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2005 the imaging procedure of choice for diagnosis and followup. Gallium scanning and ACE measurement in serum and cerebrospinal fluid may be helpful but lack sensitivity and specificity. The same is true of increased protein and mild pleocytosis (usually lymphocytosis) in the cerebrospinal fluid. Definitive diagnosis of sarcoidosis requires biopsy evidence
Sue Geary, Nishath Altaf, Irfan Ahmed
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A case of planar-type GIST of the sigmoid colon showing diverticular structure with perforation
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2020 Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) generally form well-defined mass lesions. However, some cases of the flatly distributed and muscularis propria-replacing GISTs have been reported so far.
Yuka Shintaku +8 more
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