Stercoral colonic diverticulum perforation with jejunal diverticulitis mimicking upper gastrointestinal perforation.
- Author:
Jing-Tao BI
1
;
Yan-Tong GUO
;
Jing-Ming ZHAO
;
Zhong-Tao ZHANG
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Aged, 80 and over;
Colonic Diseases;
diagnosis;
surgery;
Diverticulitis;
diagnosis;
surgery;
Diverticulum, Colon;
diagnosis;
surgery;
Humans;
Intestinal Perforation;
diagnosis;
surgery;
Jejunal Diseases;
diagnosis;
Male;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2012;125(3):536-538
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Stercoral perforation of the colon is an unusual pathological condition with fewer than 150 cases reported in the literature to date. We present a case of stercoral colonic perforation mimicking upper gastrointestinal perforation, which was diagnosed by computed tomography preoperatively. However, at laparotomy, stercoral colonic diverticulum perforation with jejunal diverticulitis became the most appropriate diagnosis.
