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Giant sigmoid diverticula

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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This is a report of two cases of giant sigmoid diverticular, representing a rare complication of diverticular disease. The diagnosis is usually made on barium enema examination. These large cysts arise from the antimesenteric border of the sigmoid colon and usually communicate with the lumen. Management consists of sigmoid resection with excision of the cyst.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York

    Tomas Heimann M.D. & Arthur H. Aufses Jr. M.D.

  2. The Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, New York

    Tomas Heimann M.D. & Arthur H. Aufses Jr. M.D.

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Heimann, T., Aufses, A.H. Giant sigmoid diverticula. Dis Colon Rectum 24, 468–470 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02626785

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