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

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.

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Murphy PB
1 Queen's University School of Medicine, Ontario, Canada.
Belliveau P
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MeSH

AbscessCutaneous FistulaDiverticulitis, ColonicHumansIntestinal FistulaMaleMiddle AgedSigmoid DiseasesThigh

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23294065

Citation

Murphy, Patrick Bates, and Paul Belliveau. "Left-sided Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Right-sided Thigh Abscess." International Surgery, vol. 97, no. 4, 2012, pp. 285-7.
Murphy PB, Belliveau P. Left-sided sigmoid diverticulitis presenting as right-sided thigh abscess. Int Surg. 2012;97(4):285-7.
Murphy, P. B., & Belliveau, P. (2012). Left-sided sigmoid diverticulitis presenting as right-sided thigh abscess. International Surgery, 97(4), 285-7. https://doi.org/10.9738/CC144.1
Murphy PB, Belliveau P. Left-sided Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Right-sided Thigh Abscess. Int Surg. 2012 Oct-Dec;97(4):285-7. PubMed PMID: 23294065.
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