Open AccessGiant colonic diverticulum: Clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment: Systematic review of 166 cases
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Nigri,
Niccolò Petrucciani,
Giulia Giannini,
Paolo Aurello,
Paolo Magistri,
Marcello Gasparrini,
Giovanni Ramacciato
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.360
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticular disease , abdominal pain , diverticulum (mollusc) , presentation (obstetrics) , anastomosis , surgery , abdominal mass , rare disease , sigmoid colon , general surgery , disease , rectum
To investigate the clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of giant colonic diverticulum (GCD, by means of a complete and updated literature review). GCD is a rare manifestation of diverticular disease of the colon. Less than 200 studies on GCD were published in the literature, predominantly case reports or small patient series.