Abstract
The authors report a case of 'diverticulitis of the right, colon, diverticulosis colon and doligo-sigma', misdiagnosed preoperatively, usually mistaken for acute sub-hepatic appendicitis. Accurate preoperative diagnosis was performed with DC clysma, and after antibiotic therapy treatment of complicated diverticulitis was undergone to total colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis.
Translated title of the contribution | Association of right colon diverticulitis, generalized diverticulosis and dolichosigmoid |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 610-611 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Chirurgia |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery