title: Perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon.
abstract: We report a case of perforated diverticulitis of the transverse colon. The preoperative diagnosis of perforated appendicitis was made on the basis of findings of both ultrasonography and CT. At surgery, an inflammatory mass resembling carcinoma was found in the transverse colon, and segmental resection was then performed. Diverticulitis of the transverse colon is rare, and there have been few reports in the English-language medical literature. This report describes a true diverticulum of the transverse colon that presented as acute diverticulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shakai-Hoken Nakabaru Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomikawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimachi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography