title: Giant true diverticulum of sigmoid colon.
abstract: A case of giant true diverticulum of the sigmoid colon, manifesting as pain and abdominal mass is presented. The patient is asymptomatic after resection of the diverticulum and end-to-end anastomosis of the colon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grover
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hertan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*