title: Sigmoid diverticulitis in identical twins.
abstract: Severe sigmoid diverticulitis requiring left colon resection occurred in monozygotic twins during their third decade. An inherited tendency is suggested.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic