title: Spontaneous hemoperitoneum caused by a diverticulum of the sigmoid colon.
abstract: The diverticulum of the sigmoid colon is relatively common in the gastrointestinal tract, with the majority of cases being asymptomatic. A non-traumatic hemoperitoneum secondary to colonic diverticulum is very rare. Here, we report the case of a 35-year-old woman with hemoperitoneum caused by the bleeding of the serosal vessel of the sigmoid colon diverticulum. The bleeding focus was identified and ligated, and the diverticulum was invaginated laparoscopically. No blood vessel malformation was detected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bong Hyeon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Kye
authors.forename: Hyung Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Joo Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Dong Choon
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Sung Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000473:pathology*; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans