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A Rare Case Presentation of a Perforated Giant Sigmoid Diverticulum

Giant sigmoid diverticulum (GSD) is a rare complication of diverticulosis. These lesions arise from herniations of the mucosa through the muscle wall which progressively enlarge with colonic gas to become large air-filled cysts evident on plain X-ray and CT scans. We present a rare case of a 72-year...

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Main Authors: Kam, Jennifer C., Doraiswamy, Vikram, Spira, Robert S.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3830831/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24288544
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/957152
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