title: Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon with perforation. Report of a case.
abstract: We present a case of perforated giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon. This condition is extremely rare and only a few cases have so far been reported in the literature. Our case involved a 55-year old woman. Diagnosis was easy with barium enema and CT scan examination. Laparotomy revealed a giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon compressing adjacent structures with signs of inflammation. An en bloc resection of the sigmoid colon, ovary and fallopian tube was performed with primary colon-rectal anastomosis. The post-operative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cangemi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borghese
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fiori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bononi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cangemi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galati
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montalto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Volpino
mesh_terms: D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery