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INTRODUCTION Penetration of the colon to the posterior uterine wall secondary to diverticulitis is unusual, with diagnostic methods not yet established. Non-invasive imaging, such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging may help to establish a proper diagnosis, but confirmation may be reached only after surgical exploration. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 78-year-old ...

Many of the treatment strategies for sigmoid diverticulitis are actually focusing on nonoperative and minimally invasive approaches. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the actual role of damage control surgery (DCS) in the treatment of generalized peritonitis caused by perforated sigmoid diverticulitis.A literature search was performed in PubMed and Google Scholar for articles pu...

Enterovesical fistula is a relatively uncommon complication of colorectal and pelvic malignancies, diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, radiotherapy, and trauma in Asian countries. A case of vesico-ileosigmoidal fistula and a literature review of this disease in Japan are presented. A 70-yr-old male was referred with complaints of urinary pain and pneumaturia. On admission, urinary tract...

The appendix is a very common specimen in any pathology department because its disorders especially the benign ones are relatively common. Appendiceal diverticulitis can present acutely with a clinical picture resembling that of an acute appendicitis. This report is of two cases which were admitted to our hospital's Emergency Department with acute abdominal pain and in which reactive epithelium...

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PURPOSE Primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) is a rare cause of an acute abdomen. It can be clinically misdiagnosed as either diverticulitis or appendicitis on clinical examination because the clinical symptoms and signs of PEA are non-specific. The present study was performed to describe the clinical characteristics of PEA and to assess the differences between PEA and diverticulitis. METHODS ...

AIM To assess risk factors of hospital admission for acute colonic diverticulitis. METHODS The study was conducted as part of the second wave of the population-based North Trondelag Health Study (HUNT2), performed in North Trondelag County, Norway, 1995 to 1997. The study consisted of 42570 participants (65.1% from HUNT2) who were followed up from 1998 to 2012. Of these, 22436 (52.7%) were fe...

Suppurative thrombophlebitis of the portal-mesenteric venous system occurring in setting abdominal inflammatory and infectious processes is a serious condition that can lead to septic shock, bowel ischemia, hepatic abscess, death if unrecognized. Diagnosis often delayed because symptoms are aspecific pain at primary site infection may be mild. Contrast-enhanced CT scans diagnose both portal thr...

Among the wide spectrum of acute diverticulitis, uncomplicated diverticulitis (UD) is defined as a localized inflammation or phlegmon of colonic diverticula in the absence of complications such as abscess, perforation, fistula, obstruction, and bleeding. Acute diverticulitis calls for a differentiated approach to various stages of the disease process. According to guidelines from a related inte...