Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Although diverticular disease of the colon is common, the occurrence of rectal diverticula is extremely rare with only sporadic reports in the literature since 1911. Symptomatic rectal diverticula are seen even less frequently, and surgical intervention is needed for only complicated cases. Here we report the case of a 63-year-old woman presenting with rectal diverticulitis mimicking rectal carcinoma with intestinal obstruction.
Authors: Ümit Özçelik, Hüseyin Yüce Bircan, Eryiğit Eren, Ebru Demiralay, İclal Işıklar, Alp Demirağ, Gökhan Moray
Institution: Başkent University
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2181706820