Complicated giant diverticulum of the transverse colon accompanied by right inguinal hernia of the greater omentum.
Giant colonic diverticulum is a very rare entity in colonic diverticular disease and is characterized by a high rate of complications such as perforation, abscess formation and even carcinoma. We report a case of a complicated giant diverticulum of the transverse colon accompanied by a right inguinal hernia of the greater omentum in a 52-year-old man, as demonstrated on CT.
Yoon
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Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, 344-2 Sinyong-dong, Iksan, Jeonbuk 570-711, Korea.
Lee
Y-H
YH
Yoon
K-H
KH
Kim
E-A
EA
Choi
S S
SS
Juhng
S K
SK
Yun
K J
KJ
Park
W C
WC
D044684:Colon, Transverse / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed