title: Giant sigmoid colonic diverticulitis: case report.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishicho, Yonago 683, Japan.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sugihara
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Fujii
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Kinoshita
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ogawa
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media