The Pan African Medical Journal (Mar 2014)

Giant simoid diverticulum

  • Olaoye Iyiade Olatunde

DOI
https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2014.17.183.3786
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 183

Abstract

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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.

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