Gastrointestinal: Tuberculosis of the sigmoid colon—a cautionary tale
✍ Scribed by HL Philpott; A Boussioutas; I Kronborg; S Zanatti; C Dow
- Book ID
- 108954276
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 216 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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## Abstract The clinical presentation and treatment of 31 consecutive patients with sigmoid volvulus are reviewed. Nearly half of these patients had a history of mental illness and one-third of all patients were chronically constipated. The main clinical features of abdominal pain and gross abdomin
While diverticulosis of the colon is a relatively common disease, a solitary giant diverticulum (GD) of the sigmoid is rare. Although there exist some theories about the formation of a GD, none is really conclusive. Symptoms are similar to diverticular disease, and diagnosis is easy with the aid of