title: Coexistent widespread small intestinal and colonic diverticular disease.
abstract: A 73-year-old woman with a history of multiple abdominal surgery and sigmoid diverticulosis presented with severe constipation refractory to conservative management. As a result, she had developed food aversion and cachexia. Patient opted for laparotomy and defunctioning ileostomy to improve quality of life. At laparotomy, extensive diverticulae involving the small and large bowels were identified. Defunctioning ileostomy was performed. The patient regained her quality of life and reinstituted normal diet. Histology revealed marked serosal fibrosis and pulsion diverticulae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Limerick University Hospital, Limerick, Ireland.
authors.forename: Gerald P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Duff
authors.forename: Kah Hoong
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peirce
authors.forename: J Calvin
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Coffey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy; D007421:Intestine, Small; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed