title: Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature.
abstract: Diverticular perforation is a common complication of diverticulitis and can lead to the creation of abscesses. The presence of such abscesses on the abdominal wall is rare and can lead to misdiagnosis. We present the case of a patient with abdominal pain and the formation of a large left lumbar abscess due to perforation of a diverticulum of the left colon and our surgical treatment of choice with favorable results.
authors.affiliation: 1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paramythiotis
authors.affiliation: 1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinia
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kofina
authors.affiliation: 1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Vassileios N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: 1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle's University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michalopoulos