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A New Option of Treatment for Perforated Colon Diverticulum—a Case Report 90-Year-Old Man

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Perforation is a severe complication of colon diverticulum. Laparotomy is mostly required for the generalized peritonitis. Here we present a case of 90-year-old man with perforated colon diverticulum, on which we combined the use of colonoscopy and ultrasound-guided percutaneous drainage, he was successfully cured without an laparotomy.

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  1. Colorectal Surgery Department, The People’s Hospital of Beilun District, Ningbo, 1288 Lushan East Road, Beilun District, Ningbo, 315800, China

    Zhixian Liu

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Liu, Z. A New Option of Treatment for Perforated Colon Diverticulum—a Case Report 90-Year-Old Man. Indian J Surg 82, 114–115 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-019-02020-0

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