title: [Sigmoid diverticulitis in adolescent. Case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Few cases have been reported in children and adolescents of sigmoid diverticulitis. Most of the case reports in medical literature are associated with true congenital diverticula and genetic diseases of collagen synthesis.
  
  
  METHODS
  13 year-old female who was admitted to General and Endoscopic Surgery service with diagnosis of complicated appendicitis. Laparotomy was performed finding complicated sigmoid diverticular disease. Lavage, sigmoidectomy and primary anastomosis were performed. The histopathological findings reported a perforated pseudo-diverticulum of the sigmoid colon with peritonitis. The patient was discharged 72 hours after surgery and no complications were reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are only case reports about colonic diverticulitis in children and adolescents, and its etiology has not yet been well established. This patient had sigmoid pseudo-diverticula and did not present genetic concomitant disease. This case is an exception to data reported on literature about diverticular disease in this population.
authors.affiliation: División de Cirugía General y Endoscópica, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, Mexico. carlosvalenzuelas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Valenzuela-Salazar
authors.affiliation: División de Cirugía General y Endoscópica, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Luis Manuel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Orozco-Tapia
authors.affiliation: División de Cirugía General y Endoscópica, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de la Concha Blankenagel
authors.affiliation: División de Cirugía General y Endoscópica, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Mario Alberto
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gallardo-Ramírez
authors.affiliation: División de Cirugía General y Endoscópica, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blas-Franco
authors.affiliation: División de Cirugía General y Endoscópica, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Luis Eduardo
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Cárdenas-Lailson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D043963:Diverticulosis, Colonic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
keywords: adolescents; cirugía; diverticulitis; surgery