title: Two cases of diverticulitis in patients with Williams syndrome.
abstract: Williams syndrome is rare and associated with physical anomalies and mental retardation. It is a disease resulting from a gene deletion of chromosome 7. The main concurrent medical conditions typically associated with Williams syndrome are heart defects such as supravalvular aortic stenosis, mental retardation, and unusual physical characteristics. It is also associated with colon diverticulosis and diverticulitis. In the present article, we report on 2 cases of diverticulitis in patients with Williams syndrome, in whom surgery was performed. In many cases of diverticulitis in patients with Williams syndrome, surgical treatment is indicated. It is important to take diverticulitis into consideration when examining a patient with Williams syndrome presenting with abdominal pain and consider surgical treatment if necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akahane
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shibuya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aoyagi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D018980:Williams Syndrome / Q000150:complications*