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  • Title: Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon with perforation. Report of a case.
    Author: Cangemi V, Borghese M, Fiori E, Bononi M, Ricci F, Cangemi R, Galati G, Montalto R, Volpino P.
    Journal: Minerva Chir; 2002 Apr; 57(2):213-6. PubMed ID: 11941296.
    Abstract:
    We present a case of perforated giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon. This condition is extremely rare and only a few cases have so far been reported in the literature. Our case involved a 55-year old woman. Diagnosis was easy with barium enema and CT scan examination. Laparotomy revealed a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon compressing adjacent structures with signs of inflammation. An en bloc resection of the sigmoid colon, ovary and fallopian tube was performed with primary colon-rectal anastomosis. The post-operative course was uneventful.
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