Giant Colonic Diverticulum: A Rare Type of Diverticular Disease

Giant colonic diverticulum (GCD) is a well-recognized but infrequently encountered disease in clinical practice. GCD is its own unique entity and differs from commonly seen diverticular disease in both size and management. Initial clinical presentation is typically associated with diverticulitis and...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-03, Vol.16 (3), p.e56463
Main Authors: Malone, Jordan C, Patel, Shiv R, Walker, John P, Shabot, Marc
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abscesses
Antibiotics
Colon
Colonoscopy
Colorectal surgery
Diverticulitis
Emergency medical care
Gastroenterology
General Surgery
Inflammation
Internal Medicine
Laparoscopy
Pain
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Summary:Giant colonic diverticulum (GCD) is a well-recognized but infrequently encountered disease in clinical practice. GCD is its own unique entity and differs from commonly seen diverticular disease in both size and management. Initial clinical presentation is typically associated with diverticulitis and symptoms such as abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting, rectal bleeding, or even a palpable abdominal mass. Surgery is the recommended treatment option largely due to the risk of associated complications including colonic perforation. We describe the case of a 56-year-old female diagnosed with a sigmoid GCD that was successfully stabilized medically and definitively treated surgically.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.56463