title: Complicated giant diverticulum of the transverse colon accompanied by right inguinal hernia of the greater omentum.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, 344-2 Sinyong-dong, Iksan, Jeonbuk 570-711, Korea.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K-H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: E-A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Juhng
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: 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