title: Rare presentation of perforated diverticulitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. yanakleyner@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yana
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Etkin
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chao
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid; D003125:Colostomy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome