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Giant sigmoid colonic diverticulitis: case report

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Giant colonic diverticulum is a rare condition, and the usual site is the sigmoid colon. In this report, magnetic resonance imaging was performed in a patient with lower abdominal pain. The modality was useful for the evaluation of giant sigmoid colonic diverticulitis and the differential diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Nishicho, Yonago 683, Japan

    S. Sugihara,  S. Fujii,  T. Kinoshita &  T. Ogawa

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Sugihara, ., Fujii, ., Kinoshita, . et al. Giant sigmoid colonic diverticulitis: case report. Abdom Imaging 28, 640–642 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0011-4

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