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The patient was referred after an urgent laparotomy during which a transverse colostomy was performed for an inflammatory mass in the lower sigmoid and rectum. Subsequent colonoscopy was limited to the distal sigmoid, where a 10-mm polyp was removed (villous adenoma). Anterograde colonoscopy via the colostomy revealed marked narrowing of the sigmoid colon due to diverticular disease and a large polyp with a broad pedicle which could not be snared with safety.
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(2006). Large Pseudopolyp of the Sigmoid Colon. In: Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36941-4_37
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