title: A perforated sigmoid diverticulum abscess difficult to differentiate from an ovarian tumor.
abstract: We report a case of a perforated sigmoid diverticulum abscess that was difficult to differentiate from an ovarian tumor. A 53-year-old woman was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor, but laparotomy revealed a perforated sigmoid diverticulum abscess and appendicitis, with normal ovaries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan. ishikoo@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishiko
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tokuyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Osugi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogita
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms