Development of diverticular disease in the transplanted colon.
A patient who had undergone an esophagogastrectomy and colon interposition for carcinoma subsequently developed diverticulosis in the graft years after. The pathogenesis is discussed.
D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000637:transplantation*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000209:etiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous