Difficult diagnosis of right-sided colonic diverticulitis

A giant colonic diverticulum is a rare entity, generally located into the sigmoid colon. We report the case of a giant colonic diverticulum in an young women which was intraoperatively diagnosed, during exploratory laparoscopy, in spite of normal colonoscopy.

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Published in:Journal of visceral surgery 2022-04, Vol.159 (2), p.175-176
Main Authors: Angot, S., Tradi, F., Mege, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Colon, Sigmoid - diagnostic imaging
Colon, Sigmoid - surgery
Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulitis, Colonic - diagnostic imaging
Diverticulitis, Colonic - surgery
Diverticulum, Colon - surgery
Female
Giant colonic diverticulum
Humans
Right-sided colonic diverticulitis
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Summary:A giant colonic diverticulum is a rare entity, generally located into the sigmoid colon. We report the case of a giant colonic diverticulum in an young women which was intraoperatively diagnosed, during exploratory laparoscopy, in spite of normal colonoscopy.
ISSN:1878-7886
1878-7886
DOI:10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2021.10.006