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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2021

A rare case of multiple giant colonic diverticula successfully treated with laparoscopic sigmoidectomy.

Clay M Merritt, Chuheng Xing, Mary R Schwartz, Harold R Bailey, Jeffrey L Van Eps

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 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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Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Clay M MerrittDepartment of Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, VA, USA.
Chuheng XingDepartment of Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UTHealth Science Center at McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Mary R SchwartzDepartment of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
Harold R BaileyDepartment of Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UTHealth Science Center at McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Jeffrey L Van EpsDepartment of Surgery, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UTHealth Science Center at McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USAlexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center · USMethodist Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colonic diverticulosis is pervasive in Western society, with over half of individuals over the age of 60 carrying the diagnosis. A Giant Colonic Diverticulum (GCD) is a rare presentation of diverticulosis, involving one or more colonic diverticula that measure 4 cm or greater. Less than 200 reports of GCD have been published in the literature. Almost all GCD patients present with symptoms, with abdominal pain being the most common. Diagnosis is usually made with CT imaging and recommended treatment is segmental colectomy. We present an atypical case of GCD with an asymptomatic presentation, initial diagnosis made during endoscopy and a minimally invasive resection of multiple GCD within the same patient.

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colectomycolonic diverticulosisgiant colonic diverticulumminimally-invasive surgery

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PMID34703578
PMCPMC8541822
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