[A giant diverticulum of the colon].
A male patient complaining of abdominal pain developed rectal bleeding and a painful mass located in the left side of the abdomen. Barium enema revealed a giant diverticulum of the colon. Surgical resection was performed successfully. A brief review of the literature follows.
Braghetto
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I
Clínica Dávila, Santiago.
Chesta
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J
Ubilla
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R
Schutte
H
H
Ibarra
A
A
Korn
O
O
D003082:Colectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography
Divertículo gigante del colon.