title: Nonspecific giant ulcer of the sigmoid colon--a case report.
abstract: An unusual case of a 44 year old woman who developed a nonspecific ulcer of the sigmoid colon is reported herein. She presented with lower abdominal pain and fever and colonoscopy revealed a large, sigmoid colon ulcer with normal surrounding mucosa and a well-defined margin. A temporary sigmoidostomy was done to decompress the bowel content and, after the abdominal pain and fever had subsided, the involved segment with an ulcer of 6.1 X 2.5 cm was resected. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she has remained well since.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsushima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery