A case of solitary rectal diverticulum presenting with a large retrorectal abscess
| Autor: | Evangelia Chrysou, Sofia Xenaki, Elias Athanasakis, Konstantinos Lasithiotakis, Anna Daskalaki, Stefanos Gorgoraptis, Emmanuel Chrysos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain Complications Exploratory laparotomy medicine.medical_treatment Population Case Report digestive system 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Laparotomy medicine education Obstructive uropathy Diverticulitis education.field_of_study business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Abscess digestive system diseases Surgery surgical procedures operative Acute abdomen 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Diverticular disease 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom Rectal diverticulum business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Medicine and Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2049-0801 |
| Popis: | Colonic diverticular disease is a common condition, affecting 50% of the population aged above 80. In contrast, rectal diverticular disease is a rare condition with very few cases reported, while symptomatic rectal diverticular disease is even rarer. We present a case of a symptomatic large rectal diverticulum presenting with a retrorectal abscess. A 49-year-old Caucasian female was brought to the emergency department complaining of abdominal pain and weakness in the lower limbs. She was found to have obstructive uropathy and unilateral sciatic neuropathy. She rapidly developed acute abdomen and emergency laparotomy revealed a giant purulent rectal diverticulum. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy and a loop colostomy was made to decompress the colon. Highlights • Colonic diverticular disease is a common condition, affecting 50% of the population aged above 80. • In contrast, rectal diverticular disease is a rare condition with very few cases reported, while symptomatic rectal diverticular disease is even rarer. |
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