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ArticleCureus2021

Silent Sigmoid Colon Diverticular Perforation: A Case Report.

Sifullah Bashar, Ali F Al Sbihi, Nouraldeen Manasrah, Ahmad J Chaudhary, Sana Iqbal

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sifullah BasharInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Ali F Al SbihiInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Nouraldeen ManasrahInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Ahmad J ChaudharyInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, USA.
Sana IqbalInternal Medicine, Detroit Medical Center Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit, USA.
Sinai Grace Hospital · USDetroit Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colonic perforation is associated with high mortality rates, and it requires prompt diagnosis and intervention to ensure favorable patient outcomes. The condition usually presents with typical peritoneal signs and symptoms, but atypical presentations can be a diagnostic challenge. In this report, we present a case of sigmoid diverticulosis perforation in an elderly patient who had no symptoms after the perforation developed. This case highlights the importance of detailed history, physical examination, and a low threshold of suspicion in patients with risk factors for atypical presentations.

Indexed as

acute serositisfree air under the diaphragmsigmoid diverticulitissigmoid diverticulosissilent pneumoperitoneum

Identifiers

PMID34109086
PMCPMC8183156
OpenAlexW3162085100

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