A CASE OF PERFORATED DIVERTICULUM OF THE TRANSVERSE COLON

DOI Web Site 4 Citations 9 References

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 横行結腸憩室穿孔の1例

Search this article

Abstract

A rare case of perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon was experienced. Perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon presented difficulty in diagnosis preoperatively, because it can produce abdominal pains in every area of the abdomen; has no characteristic clinical findings; and our clinical surgeons pay less attention to the existence of the disease as a probable differential diagnosis due to its low frequency. Our case involved an 81-year-old woman complaining of a lower abdominal pain and abdominal disention. Peritoneal signs were minimal and we had difficulty in diagnosis. With barium enema study due to gastrographin, intestinal leakage of contrast medium at the left-sided transverse colon was suspected. Abdominal CT also visualized a pool of the medium out of the intestine. An emergency operation was performed with a diagnosis of perforated transverse colon. Histopathological diagnosis of perforation of the pseudodiverticulum was made.<br> We see 30 reported cases of the disease in the English and none in the Japanese literature as far as we could review. Their clinical features and the diagnosis and treatment of the disease are also discussed in this paper.

Journal

Citations (4)*help

See more

References(9)*help

See more

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top