Citation: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2020, 102(3), e51-e53. Epub 2019 Nov 7.
Author: Yang D, Pearson D, Smith D
Abstract: Diverticular disease is a common clinical condition among Western populations, which increases with age. It can present in a variety of manners and has myriad of potential disease complications. We present a rare case of an adult patient with an extraperitoneal complications of a diverticular perforation presenting with facial swelling due to a colo-urachal fistula associated with a patent urachal remnant. Perforation should be considered in patients presenting with surgical emphysema with background of diverticular disease.
KEYWORDS: Colorectal surgery; Diverticular disease; Diverticular perforation; Surgical emphysema; Urachal remnant
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