Giant sigmoid diverticulum: A case report

Year 2022, , 27 - 32, 03.01.2023

Sezai Kantar , Suat Evirgen , Yavuz Pirhan

https://doi.org/10.55895/sshs.1215472

Abstract

The extension of the digestive tract in the form of a blunt sac that is lined with mucosa and connected to the lumen is called a diverticulum. Diverticula can be divided into two groups as congenital (true) and acquired (pseudo) diverticula. Most of the diverticula are seen in the descending colon and sigmoid colon, and in 65% of the cases, the disease is only in the sigmoid colon. Diverticula are usually 0.5 - 1 cm in size and are numerous. İt can rarely be single and giant in size. In this presentation, we present a case of a giant sigmoid diverticulum originating from the sigmoid colon fixed to the bladder and uterocervical junction with radiological and surgical images in the light of the literature.

Keywords

Colonic diverticulosis, Congenital diverticulum, Diverticulitis

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