Large Inverted Colonic Diverticulum (LICD)
Journal Title: Lupine Online Journal of Nursing & Health care - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
A 61 years old woman was referred to gastroenterology clinic for evaluation of abdominal pain. She complained from changeless pain in RUQ persisting for three months. She didn’t have any other symptoms, anemia, and weight loss In physical examination, patient didn’t have any abnormal sign. Laboratory test were normal. Colonoscopy of the patient showed a 30×15mm sub mucosal lesion in the Ascending colon near to hepatic flexure. In gross view the sub mucosal lesion was similar to normal mucosa with large circumferential pedicle that changed its appearance according to low and high insufflations degree (Figure 1 & 2). CT scan revealed a well-margined intraluminal mass in proximal portion of the Ascending colon measured 31×16mm containing some small gas bubbles with suggestion of a large inverted colonic diverticulum (ICD) (Figure 3-5).
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Hormati A, Ghadir MR, Sarkeshikian SS
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- DOI 10.32474/LOJNHC.2018.01.000109
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