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Seldom found acute abdomen: perforated diverticulum in the transverse colon
L Di Marco1, P Carcoforo, E Pozza
1Department of General Surgery, University of Ferrara, Italy.
International Surgery
|July 27, 1999
Abstract:
The authors report a recently examined rare case of isolated perforated diverticulum of the transverse colon. At surgery, a perforated omentum-sealed diverticulum was found in the third distal wall of the transverse colon. A diverticulectomy was performed. The postoperative course was excellent.