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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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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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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 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, Matthew Paul Landman, MD, MPH   +1 more
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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Arising within a Colonic Diverticulum Mimicking a Diverticular Abscess: A Case Report

대한영상의학회지, 2018
Colon cancer arising in a colonic diverticulum is very rare. There are only a few reported cases of colon cancer associated with a diverticulum. Of these reported cases, only a few are those of a mucinous adenocarcinoma. Here, we report a case of an 82-
Goun Choi, Jiyoung Hwang, Seong Sook Hong, Jae Joon Kim, In Ho Choi   +4 more
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Endoscopic Therapy for Acute Diverticular Bleeding [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2019
Diverticular bleeding accounts for approximately 26%–40% of the cases of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Rupture of the vasa recta at the neck or dome of the diverticula can be the cause of this bleeding.
Masayuki Kato
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The relationship between the treatment approach and the modified Hinchey classification and clinical parameters in acute diverticulitis

Medicine Science, 2022
In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between the treatment approach and the modified Hinchey classification and clinical parameters in acute diverticulitis.
Ahmet Karakaya, Ahmet Fikret Yucel
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Penetration of the sigmoid colon to the posterior uterine wall secondary to diverticulitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Penetration of the colon to the posterior uterine wall secondary to diverticulitis is unusual, with diagnostic methods not yet established.
Akiyama Tomoyuki, Inamori Masahiko, Shimamura Takeshi, Iida Hiroshi, Endo Hiroki, Fujita Koji, Yoneda Masato, Takahashi Hirokazu, Abe Yasunobu, Kobayashi Noritoshi, Kubota Kensuke, Kobayashi Hiroshi, Yamanaka Shoji, Rino Yasushi, Nakajima Atsushi   +14 more
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Pediatric Meckel’s diverticulum: Experience from a tertiary center in Eastern India [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Pediatrics, 2023
Background. Meckel’s diverticulum (MD) is the most common congenital anomaly of the gastrointestinal tract, having a varied clinical presentation in the pediatric age group. It can manifest with life-threatening complications when symptomatic.
Debashree Priyadarshini, O.Y. Pavan K Reddy, Rachita Sarangi, Antaryami Pradhan   +3 more
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Endoscopic submucosal dissection in management of colorectal tumors near or involving a diverticulum: a retrospective case series

Endoscopy International Open, 2019
Background and study aims Surgery is the standard treatment for colon tumors associated with diverticulum. Use of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) to treat such tumors is controversial. The aim of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility
Victoria Alejandra Jimenez-Garcia, Masayoshi Yamada, Hiroaki Ikematsu, Hiroyuki Takamaru, Seiichiro Abe, Taku Sakamoto, Takeshi Nakajima, Takahisa Matsuda, Yutaka Saito   +8 more
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