TY - JOUR
T1 - Colonic diverticular abscess presenting as chronic diarrhea
T2 - A case report
AU - Daryani, Nasser Ebrahimi
AU - Keramati, Mohammad Reza
AU - Habibollahi, Peiman
AU - Pashaei, Mohammad Reza
AU - Ansarinejad, Nafiseh
AU - Ajdarkosh, Hossein
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - Introduction: Several complications have been reported with diverticular disease of colon. Perforation of the diverticulum of colon may lead to development of abdominal abscesses which can have diverse manifestations. Case presentation: This report describes a 72 year-old woman presented with a one month history of non-bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and low grade fever. Computed tomography scan confirmed presence of a large local air-fluid level within the culdesac area. Laparotomy revealed a large pelvic abscess which was surrounded between rectosigmoid and uterus with severe tissue necrosis of rectosigmoid colon and uterus. Conclusion: Although rarely reported, abdominal abscesses due to colonic diverticulitis may present as refractory chronic diarrhea.
AB - Introduction: Several complications have been reported with diverticular disease of colon. Perforation of the diverticulum of colon may lead to development of abdominal abscesses which can have diverse manifestations. Case presentation: This report describes a 72 year-old woman presented with a one month history of non-bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and low grade fever. Computed tomography scan confirmed presence of a large local air-fluid level within the culdesac area. Laparotomy revealed a large pelvic abscess which was surrounded between rectosigmoid and uterus with severe tissue necrosis of rectosigmoid colon and uterus. Conclusion: Although rarely reported, abdominal abscesses due to colonic diverticulitis may present as refractory chronic diarrhea.
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U2 - 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9389
DO - 10.1186/1757-1626-2-9389
M3 - Article
C2 - 20076780
AN - SCOPUS:77953448642
SN - 1757-1626
VL - 2
JO - Cases Journal
JF - Cases Journal
IS - 12
M1 - 9389
ER -