Colocutaneous fistula between the sigmoid colon and popliteal fossa in diverticular disease

1994 ◽  
Vol 81 (11) ◽  
pp. 1659-1659 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. H. Drabble ◽  
R. A. Greatorex
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Sigmoid Colon ◽  
Popliteal Fossa ◽  
Colocutaneous Fistula

scholarly journals Left-Sided Sigmoid Diverticulitis Presenting as Right-Sided Thigh Abscess

2013 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Bates Murphy ◽  
Paul Belliveau
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Gastrointestinal Symptoms ◽  
Sigmoid Diverticulitis ◽  
North American Population ◽  
American Population ◽  
The North ◽  
Colocutaneous Fistula ◽  
Atypical Presentations ◽  
Thigh Abscess ◽  
Uncommon Complication

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.

scholarly journals An uncommon abdominal fistula: Colonic diverticular disease complicated with colocutaneous fistula

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 248-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Mesina ◽  
Theodor Viorel Dumitrescu ◽  
Firmilian Calota ◽  
Ciobanu Daniela
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Colocutaneous Fistula ◽  
Colonic Diverticular Disease

scholarly journals Necrotising fasciitis secondary to a colocutaneous fistula

2016 ◽  
Vol 98 (7) ◽  
pp. e130-e132 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Husnoo ◽  
S Patil ◽  
A Jackson ◽  
M Khan
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Wall ◽  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Anterior Abdominal Wall ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Previous History ◽  
Necrotising Fasciitis ◽  
Preoperative Imaging ◽  
Sigmoid Colectomy ◽  
Midline Laparotomy ◽  
Colocutaneous Fistula

Colocutaneous fistulae secondary to diverticular disease are rare, especially spontaneous fistulae. We report a case of a 74-year-old lady, with no previous history of diverticular disease, presenting with necrotising fasciitis of the anterior abdominal wall in the left iliac fossa, without any other symptoms. Urgent surgery was performed. An initial diagnostic laparoscopy demonstrated a perforated sigmoid diverticulum forming a fistula to the anterior abdominal wall. Following soft tissue debridement, a sigmoid colectomy was performed through a midline laparotomy. Gastrointestinal pathology should be considered as a potential cause of abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis. Our approach of using laparoscopic visualisation to assess for intra-abdominal sources in this context (in the absence of preoperative imaging when imaging could delay treatment) has not been described before. To our knowledge, only two cases of abdominal wall necrotising fasciitis secondary to diverticular disease with a colocutaneous fistula have been reported in the English literature.

Polypoid lesions associated with diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Franzin ◽  
A. Fratton ◽  
C. Manfrini
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Sigmoid Colon

scholarly journals Elastosis in diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon.

Gut ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Whiteway ◽  
B C Morson
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Sigmoid Colon

Plasma Cell Granuloma of the Sigmoid Colon Associated with Diverticular Disease and Accompanying IgM-Type Monoclonal Gammopathy

2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Nakamura ◽  
Hidekazu Kayano ◽  
Tsuneyuki Shimada ◽  
Yoshihiro Ito ◽  
Masami Bessho
Keyword(s):  
Diverticular Disease ◽  
Sigmoid Colon ◽  
Plasma Cell ◽  
Monoclonal Gammopathy ◽  
Plasma Cell Granuloma
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