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  • Title: Giant sigmoid diverticulum.
    Author: Nano M, De Simone M, Lanfranco G, Bronda M, Lale-Murix E, Aimonino N, Anselmetti GC.
    Journal: Panminerva Med; 1995 Mar; 37(1):44-8. PubMed ID: 7478721.
    Abstract:
    The case of a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon in a 74 year-old woman is reported. The diverticulum had perforated into the urinary bladder and required a 3-phase operation with resection of the sigmoid colon and urinary bladder. Giant diverticulum is considered a rare complication of diverticulosis. Generally, it is a pseudo-diverticulum that grows due to a valve mechanism working in the neck of the diverticulum. The differential diagnosis lies mainly between intestinal duplication and pneumatosis cystoides. Surgical therapy yields favorable results.
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