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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Complicated diverticulitis mimicking colonic carcinoma: combined approach with endoscopy and budesonide.

Antonio Tursi, Angela Marinelli, Francesca Laera, Antonio Penna

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Antonio TursiTerritorial Gastroenterology Service, Azienda Sanitaria Locale Barletta Andria Trani, Andria, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italy antotursi@tiscali.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5767-5541
Angela MarinelliDivision of Gastroenterology, IRCCS "De Bellis" Gastroenterology Hospital, Castellana Grotte, Bari, Puglia, Italy.
Francesca LaeraEngineering Department, Politecnico di Bari Prima Facolta di Ingegneria, Bari, Puglia, Italy.
Antonio PennaDivision of Gastroenterology, "S. Paolo" Hospital, Bari, Puglia, Italy.
ASL Roma · ITGastroenterology Hospital "Saverio de Bellis" · ITPolytechnic University of Bari · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Complicated diverticulitis is an uncommon endoscopic finding. We report an unusual case of complicated diverticulitis in a 53-year-old man suffering from chronic constipation, abdominal pain and a recent episode of subocclusion. He underwent to colonoscopy that showed left-sided diverticulosis and a 3 cm irregular mass in the sigmoid. During biopsy sampling due to the suspect of colonic carcinoma, pus and bleeding came out from the lesion. After lavage, a large diverticulum with visible vessel at the bottom was found, which was clipped with stopping bleeding. After a short course of in-hospital treatment, at discharging the patient was treated with budesonide MMX9 mg/day for 8 weeks. At that time, colonoscopy did not show sign of diverticular inflammation, and inflammatory indexes were normal. This case demonstrates that the use of a topical steroid, combined with an endoscopic approach, may easily resolve an unusual endoscopic complication in patients suffering from complicated diverticular disease.

Indexed as

Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBudesonideColonic NeoplasmsColonoscopyDiagnosis, DifferentialDiverticulitis, ColonicDrug Administration ScheduleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBudesonidedrugs: gastrointestinal systemendoscopy

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PMID31801775
PMCPMC7001694
OpenAlexW2994493688

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