Open AccessPerforated diverticulum of the transverse colon
Author(s) -
Triloksingh R V Wilkinson,
Anne Wilkinson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.36753
Subject(s) - transverse colon , medicine , sigmoid colon , diverticulum (mollusc) , china , general surgery , gastroenterology , surgery , rectum , political science , law
Diverticula on the left side of the colon, especially in the sigmoid colon are a common occurrence in the West. However, right-sided diverticula are less common, being reported from Asian countries like China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and India. Diverticula of the transverse colon are very rare with very few cases reported in literature. We report a case of perforated true diverticulum of the transverse colon in a sixty-two year-old lady.