Colonic diverticular abscess presenting as chronic diarrhea: a case report

Introduction Several complications have been reported with diverticular disease of colon. Perforation of the diverticulum of colon may lead to development of abdominal abscesses which can have diverse manifestations.Case presentation This report describes a 72 year-old woman presented with a one month history of non-bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, and low grade fever.

Computed tomography scan confirmed presence of a large local air-fluid level within the culdesac area. Laparotomy revealed a large pelvic abscess which was surrounded between rectosigmoid and uterus with severe tissue necrosis of rectosigmoid colon and uterus.Conclusion Although rarely reported, abdominal abscesses due to colonic diverticulitis may present as refractory chronic diarrhea.

Author: Nasser Ebrahimi DaryaniMohammad Reza KeramatiPeiman HabibollahiMohammad Reza PashaeiNafiseh AnsarinejadHossein Ajdarkosh
Credits/Source: Cases Journal 2009, 2:9389

Published on: 2009-12-23

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