Giant sigmoid colonic diverticulitis: case report.
Giant colonic diverticulum is a rare condition, and the usual site is the sigmoid colon. In this report, magnetic resonance imaging was performed in a patient with lower abdominal pain. The modality was useful for the evaluation of giant sigmoid colonic diverticulitis and the differential diagnosis.
Sugihara
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Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishicho, Yonago 683, Japan.
Fujii
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Kinoshita
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Ogawa
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D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media