title: Giant Colonic Diverticulum: a Rare Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge of Diverticular Disease.
abstract: A giant colonic diverticulum is a diverticulum of the colon greater than 4 cm in diameter that can present, albeit rarely, as a complication of diverticular disease. We discuss the three different histologic subtypes that have been described and the challenges in the diagnosis and treatment.
authors: Department of Surgery, Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, 1400 VFW Parkway West Roxbury, Boston, MA, 02132, USA.
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: Macht
authors: Holly K
authors: HK
authors: Sheldon
authors: P Marco
authors: PM
authors: Fisichella
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004241:Diverticulum, Colon / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed