Acute solitary diverticulitis of the transverse colon in a child. Report of a case.
Solitary colonic diverticula are rare. Most have been described in the cecum or ascending colon. Solitary diverticula of the transverse colon are extremely rare, and there are only a few reports in the English medical literature, all occurring in adulthood. This paper reports the case of a 13-year-old girl with a solitary, true diverticulum of the transverse colon, presenting as acute diverticulitis.
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University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans