Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon.
The giant colonic diverticulum is a very rare clinical entity usually located in the sigmoid colon of elderly patients. A case of an 87-year-old woman recently treated in our hospital is reported hereinafter. The patient was non-surgically treated due to her advanced age and high surgical risk.
García Flórez
L J
LJ
General Surgery and Digestive Service, Hospital Carmen y Severo Ochoa, Cangas del Narcea, Asturias, Spain. lgarcia@hcso.sespa.es
Otero Diez
J
J
López Muñiz
C
C
Santamaría Girón
L
L
Pérez Suárez
A
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004733:Enema; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001466:Barium Sulfate