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Left-sided sigmoid diverticulitis presenting as right-sided thigh abscess. Int Surg 2012;97(4):285-7

Date

01/09/2013

Pubmed ID

23294065

Pubmed Central ID

PMC3727256

DOI

10.9738/CC144.1

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84896531614 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   6 Citations

Abstract

Acquired diverticular disease of the colon is very common in the North American population. Atypical presentations are usually due to complications and rarely the predominant complaint may be related to an associated fistula. Thigh abscesses due to colocutaneous fistula represent an uncommon complication of sigmoid diverticulitis. In rare cases, a thigh abscess may be the only symptom, but gas in the thigh should raise the index of suspicion for bowel pathology. We report the second known case of a left-sided sigmoid diverticulitis leading to an isolated right thigh abscess with no gastrointestinal symptoms.

Author List

Murphy PB, Belliveau P

Author

Patrick Murphy MD Assistant Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Abscess
Cutaneous Fistula
Diverticulitis, Colonic
Humans
Intestinal Fistula
Male
Middle Aged
Sigmoid Diseases
Thigh