Giant diverticulum of the sigmoid colon

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2002 Dec;94(12):772-7.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

The giant colonic diverticulum is a very rare clinical entity usually located in the sigmoid colon of elderly patients. A case of an 87-year-old woman recently treated in our hospital is reported hereinafter. The patient was non-surgically treated due to her advanced age and high surgical risk.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Barium Sulfate
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diverticulum, Colon / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diverticulum, Colon / therapy
  • Enema
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Radiography, Abdominal
  • Sigmoid Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sigmoid Diseases / therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Barium Sulfate