Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature

Diverticular perforation is a common complication of diverticulitis and can lead to the creation of abscesses. The presence of such abscesses on the abdominal wall is rare and can lead to misdiagnosis. We present the case of a patient with abdominal pain and the formation of a large left lumbar absc...

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Main Authors:	Daniel Paramythiotis, Konstantinia Kofina, Vassileios N. Papadopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/414905

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spelling	doaj-3d9a140a85e94c129bb7b6f763cf8ecb2020-11-24T22:33:29ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362015-01-01201510.1155/2015/414905414905Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current LiteratureDaniel Paramythiotis0Konstantinia Kofina1Vassileios N. Papadopoulos2Antonios Michalopoulos31st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece1st Propedeutic Surgical Clinic, Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki, AHEPA University Hospital, Stilponos Kyriakidi 1, 54636 Thessaloniki, GreeceDiverticular perforation is a common complication of diverticulitis and can lead to the creation of abscesses. The presence of such abscesses on the abdominal wall is rare and can lead to misdiagnosis. We present the case of a patient with abdominal pain and the formation of a large left lumbar abscess due to perforation of a diverticulum of the left colon and our surgical treatment of choice with favorable results.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/414905
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spellingShingle	Daniel Paramythiotis Konstantinia Kofina Vassileios N. Papadopoulos Antonios Michalopoulos Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
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title	Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature
title_short	Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature
title_full	Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature
title_fullStr	Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature
title_full_unstemmed	Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature
title_sort	left colon diverticulitis presenting as perforated lumbar abscess: a case report and review of the current literature
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
issn	2090-6528 2090-6536
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	Diverticular perforation is a common complication of diverticulitis and can lead to the creation of abscesses. The presence of such abscesses on the abdominal wall is rare and can lead to misdiagnosis. We present the case of a patient with abdominal pain and the formation of a large left lumbar abscess due to perforation of a diverticulum of the left colon and our surgical treatment of choice with favorable results.
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Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature

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