title: Acute sigmoid diverticulitis within a nonincarcerated hernia.
abstract: Separately, diverticulitis and inguinal hernias are both common findings in emergency medicine. However, diverticulitis within a reducible hernia has not been previously reported.We present a case of sigmoid diverticulitis within a non incarcerated easily reducible hernia treated with conservative management. Our review of literature did not reveal any previously documented cases of this type of presentation.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Nicholas
authors: N
authors: Arnold
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
authors: Amy A
authors: AA
authors: Ernst
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis