title: Case report: uncommon radiological and pathological features of giant colonic diverticula.
abstract: A case of multiple giant sigmoid diverticula is described in which a barium enema revealed two giant diverticula communicating with the sigmoid lumen. Both diverticula were located on the mesenteric border of the sigmoid colon, and histologic examination showed mucosal and serosal layers with no evidence of smooth muscle. The pathogenesis, pathology, radiological manifestations and differential diagnosis of this rare condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Casas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tenesa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alastrué
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Barranco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olazabal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*