Giant gas filled cysts of the sigmoid colon: a report of two cases.
Two case reports of giant gas filled cysts of the sigmoid colon are presented. It is considered that radiology provides the only useful and conclusive diagnostic investigation. In one of the cases, operative confirmation was obtained. In the other, the radiological appearances are considered to be diagnostic.
D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography
D005740:Gases