title: Stercoral colonic diverticulum perforation with jejunal diverticulitis mimicking upper gastrointestinal perforation.
abstract: Stercoral perforation of the colon is an unusual pathological condition with fewer than 150 cases reported in the literature to date. We present a case of stercoral colonic perforation mimicking upper gastrointestinal perforation, which was diagnosed by computed tomography preoperatively. However, at laparotomy, stercoral colonic diverticulum perforation with jejunal diverticulitis became the most appropriate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jing-Tao
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.forename: Yan-Tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jing-Ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhong-Tao
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed