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Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon

The British Journal of Radiology, 1971
Giant diverticulum of the colon is a rare finding which has not so far been reported in the British radiological literature. A 66-year-old man was referred to hospital with a 24-hour history of abdominal pain and the passage of three melaena stools. Examination revealed some abdominal distension and tenderness, but no masses were felt.
J C, Swann, K W, Giles
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Giant Diverticulum of the Sigmoid Colon

JAMA, 1964
ALTHOUGH DIVERTICULA of the small intestine commonly reach a diameter of several centimeters, it is rare for those involving the colon to reach a size greater than 1 to 2 cm in diameter. 1 A small number of true giant diverticula of the large bowel, however, have been reported in the literature.
A J, MARANO, A L, LOOMISBELL, C F, BEGG, H F, FITZPATRICK   +3 more
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Giant true diverticulum of sigmoid colon

American Journal of Gastroenterology, 1998
A case of giant true diverticulum of the sigmoid colon, manifesting as pain and abdominal mass is presented. The patient is asymptomatic after resection of the diverticulum and end-to-end anastomosis of the colon.
H, Grover, S, Nair, H, Hertan
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Giant diverticulum of colon treated by diverticulectomy

Hospital Medicine, 2000
Giant diverticulum of the colon is a rare condition. If left untreated it will enlarge and give rise to symptoms or serious complications so it is best treated electively once the diagnosis is made. Local excision of the diverticulum could be adequate surgical treatment as an alternative to sigmoid colectomy.
R K, Gendy, P J, Jeffery
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Giant congenital diverticulum of the sigmoid colon

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 1975
Congenital, or true, diverticulum of the colon containing all layers of the bowel *all is uncommon but is known to occur infrequently in the cecum and ascending colon where it may produce symptoms of acute diverticulitis.‘W4 An 8-yr-old boy was recently admitted for excision of a large diverticulum of the sigmoid colon associated with chronic ...
B, Barlow, W W, Goodhue, J N, Schullinger   +2 more
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Giant Diverticulum of the Sigmoid Colon

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2021
Francisco Miguel González-Valverde, Beatriz Madrid-Baños, Miguel Ruiz-Marín   +2 more
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[Giant diverticulum of the colon].

Radiologia, 2007
The giant diverticulum of the colon is a rare entity first diagnosed by Bouvin and Bonte in 1946. Few cases have been reported in the literature. It is normally located in the antimesenteric border of the sigmoid colon. In most cases it is considered to be an uncommon complication of a common disease: colonic diverticulosis.
E, Navarro Cantarero, B, Carro Alonso, C, Castillo Lario, R, Lasierra Díaz   +3 more
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Giant colonic diverticulum

2022
null Jesus R. Diaz, MD, null Maria Andrea Parra Corral   +1 more
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Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon.

Acta chirurgica Scandinavica, 1983
A case of a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon is presented. The etiology, differential diagnosis, clinical features and treatment are discussed.
J, Moesgaard, C, Felding
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Diverticulitis of a Giant Colonic Diverticulum

2018
Clinical History: A 65 year old man presented in emergency room with severe lower abdominal pain. His white blood counts were slightly elevated. A CT scan was obtained.
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