Thirty-eight patients, 18 males and 20 females (mean age 61 years) have been operated on for perforated diverticulitis ... Resection of the perforated sigmoid was carried out in 24 patients ...

77 M* D (FS) Staff Sigmoid colon SHAFT 76 F D Staff Sigmoid colon ... Previously reported in Lohsiriwat et al. [3] Note: One perforation occurred during flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS).

Contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (Figure a) revealed a 10-cm-long foreign body that had perforated the sigmoid colon (yellow arrow). Early abscess formation was seen near the site ...

Most of the sigmoid colon is in the left lower quarter of ... and no indication that Dulles’ diverticulum had perforated (which would spill the bowel contents into the abdominal cavity, set ...

The sigmoid colon is located on the left side of the ... such as a fistula, abscess, or bowel perforation can cause other symptoms. Less common symptoms of diverticulitis can include ...

Diverticulitis is what we call it when these pouches become inflamed, which can lead to infection or bowel perforation. There are two different kinds of diverticulitis, complicated and uncomplicated.

Hinchey EJ, Schaal PGH, Richards GK: Treatment of perforated diverticular disease ... Differentiation sigmoid diverticulitis from carcinoma on CT scans. Mesenteric inflammation suggests ...