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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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Rare case of acute abdomen: Right colon perforation due to the colon diverticulitis

Apollo Medicine, 2018
Colonic diverticula and related complications are common pathologies in elderly patients. In older patients, colonic diverticulum perforation is more common in the sigmoid colon, whereas right colon diverticulum perforation is rather rare.
Faruk Pehlivanli, Gökhan Karaca, Oktay Aydin, Sevilay Vural, Figen Coskun   +4 more
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A case report of double Meckel’s diverticulum with a mobile cecum [PDF]

BMC Surgery
Background Meckel’s diverticulum is the most prevalent congenital malformation of the gastrointestinal tract. However, the coexistence of double Meckel’s diverticula and a mobile cecum is rare and has rarely been reported in the literature.
Kenta Okumura, Kie Matsumoto, Yuka Masuki, Sangyo Kashima, Genta Nagakubo, Yusuke Seki, Shuntaro Yoshimura, Yoshiharu Kono, Jo Tashiro, Hidenori Urabe, Shigeki Morita, Kazuhiko Mori   +11 more
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Ileal atresia with intraluminal Meckel's diverticulum

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2023
Background: Jejuno-ileal atresia is a major cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction with a prevalence of 1.8 per 10 000 live births. It is thought to arise from intrauterine vascular accident.
Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim, Ahmed Kamel Ali Mohamed   +1 more
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Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum: A Rare Presentation of a Common Pathology

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2009
Although colonic diverticulum is a common disease, affecting about 35% of patients above the age of 60, giant sigmoid diverticulum is an uncommon variant of which only relatively few cases have been described in the literature.
A. Guarnieri, M. Cesaretti, A. Tirone, N. Francioli, A. Piccolomini, G. Vuolo, L. Verre, V. Savelli, L. Di Cosmo, A.F. Carli   +9 more
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Giant sigmoid diverticulum with coexisting metastatic rectal carcinoma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010
Introduction Giant diverticulum of the colon is a rare but clinically significant condition, usually regarded as a complication of an already existing colonic diverticular disease.
Quinn Aidan, Hamad Issam, Sasi Walid, Nasr Abdul   +3 more
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Spontaneous Colo-Umbilical Fistula Complicating Diverticulitis of the Sigmoid Colon [PDF]

Case Reports in Surgery, 2013
Colocutaneous fistula caused by diverticulitis is relatively uncommon with colo-umbilical fistulas being even rarer. We herein report a rare case of a spontaneous colo-umbilical fistula due to diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon.
Helen Bolanaki, Georgios Kouklakis, Nikos Courcoutsakis, Panagoula Oikonomou, Anastasios J. Karayiannakis   +4 more
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Meckel's Diverticulum in Crohn's Disease [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2001
Meckel's diverticulum is a congenital abnormality of the distal ileum associated with failed vitelline duct closure. Detailed pathological studies have estimated its frequency to be about 2% of the general population, and it has been anecdotally recorded
Hugh J Freeman
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Direct observation of an exposed blood vessel in a colonic diverticulum using ultrathin endoscopy

DEN Open
In 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, Daisuke Kikuchi, Satoshi Yamashita   +2 more
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Spontaneous Hemoperitoneum Caused By a Diverticulum of the Sigmoid Colon

International Journal of Medical Sciences, 2011
The diverticulum of the sigmoid colon is relatively common in the gastrointestinal tract, with the majority of cases being asymptomatic. A non-traumatic hemoperitoneum secondary to colonic diverticulum is very rare.
Bong Hyeon Kye, Hyung Jin Kim, Joo Hee Yoon, Dong Choon Park, Sung Jong Lee
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