A perforated sigmoid diverticulum abscess difficult to differentiate from an ovarian tumor

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2001;52(4):276-7. doi: 10.1159/000052990.

Abstract

We report a case of a perforated sigmoid diverticulum abscess that was difficult to differentiate from an ovarian tumor. A 53-year-old woman was diagnosed with an ovarian tumor, but laparotomy revealed a perforated sigmoid diverticulum abscess and appendicitis, with normal ovaries.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain
  • Abscess / complications*
  • Abscess / diagnosis*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Appendicitis / complications
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Colon, Sigmoid / injuries*
  • Colon, Sigmoid / surgery
  • Colonoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diverticulum, Colon / complications*
  • Diverticulum, Colon / diagnosis*
  • Diverticulum, Colon / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Ovarian Neoplasms*