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Giant simoid diverticulum
Giant simoid diverticulum
- Source :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 17, Iss 183 (2014), The Pan African Medical Journal
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- African Field Epidemiology Network, 2014.
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Abstract
- Giant sigmoid diverticuli are uncommon and usually seen in association with multiple colonic diverticuli. A solitary diverticulum in an otherwise normal colon is very rare. Mostly asymptomatic, excision of giant sigmoid diverticuli is advised to prevent complications.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Normal colon
diverticulum
Case Report
Asymptomatic
digestive system
giant
medicine
Humans
Aged
lcsh:R5-920
Hepatic diverticulum
Sigmoid Diseases
business.industry
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
Sigmoid function
medicine.disease
digestive system diseases
Surgery
sigmoid
medicine.symptom
business
lcsh:Medicine (General)
Diverticulum
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19378688
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 183
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Pan African Medical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....56a0f8b015b6603ec534d4562d5096d3