Giant sigmoid diverticulum with coexisting metastatic rectal carcinoma: a case report.
| dc.contributor.author | Sasi, Walid | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hamad, Issam | |
| dc.contributor.author | Quinn, Aidan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nasr, Abdul Rahman | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-01-25T10:17:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-01-25T10:17:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Giant sigmoid diverticulum with coexisting metastatic rectal carcinoma: a case report. 2010, 4:324 J Med Case Reports | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1752-1947 | |
| dc.identifier.pmid | 20955549 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1752-1947-4-324 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/204635 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Giant diverticulum of the colon is a rare but clinically significant condition, usually regarded as a complication of an already existing colonic diverticular disease. This is the first report of a giant diverticulum of the colon with a co-existing rectal carcinoma. | |
| dc.description.abstract | We report a case of a 66-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with lower abdominal pain, chronic constipation and abdominal swelling. Preoperative abdominal computed tomography revealed a giant diverticulum of the colon with a coexisting rectal carcinoma and pulmonary metastasis revealed on a further thoracic computed tomography. An en bloc anterior resection of the rectum along with sigmoid colectomy, partial hysterectomy and right salpingoophorectomy was subsequently performed due to extensive adhesions. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This report shows that the presence of a co-existing distal colorectal cancer can potentially lead to progressive development of a colonic diverticulum to become a giant diverticulum by increasing colonic intra-luminal pressure and through the ball-valve mechanism. This may be of interest to practising surgeons and surgical trainees. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.title | Giant sigmoid diverticulum with coexisting metastatic rectal carcinoma: a case report. | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Surgery, Louth County Hospital, Dundalk, Co Louth, Ireland. wsasi2003@yahoo.co.uk. | en |
| dc.identifier.journal | Journal of medical case reports | en |
| dc.description.province | Leinster | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-08-22T15:30:26Z | |
| html.description.abstract | Giant diverticulum of the colon is a rare but clinically significant condition, usually regarded as a complication of an already existing colonic diverticular disease. This is the first report of a giant diverticulum of the colon with a co-existing rectal carcinoma. | |
| html.description.abstract | We report a case of a 66-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with lower abdominal pain, chronic constipation and abdominal swelling. Preoperative abdominal computed tomography revealed a giant diverticulum of the colon with a coexisting rectal carcinoma and pulmonary metastasis revealed on a further thoracic computed tomography. An en bloc anterior resection of the rectum along with sigmoid colectomy, partial hysterectomy and right salpingoophorectomy was subsequently performed due to extensive adhesions. | |
| html.description.abstract | This report shows that the presence of a co-existing distal colorectal cancer can potentially lead to progressive development of a colonic diverticulum to become a giant diverticulum by increasing colonic intra-luminal pressure and through the ball-valve mechanism. This may be of interest to practising surgeons and surgical trainees. |
