An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

A 57-year-old man with pemphigus vulgaris is admitted to the hospital following his arrival at the emergency room with fever, dysuria, and left flank pain. His complex medical history also includes ...

Spontaneous perforation of the colon is defined as a sudden perforation of the normal colon without any diseases such as tumor external injury. It is rare, often misdiagnosed and has a high mortality ...

Hospital bosses have apologised to the family of a former government adviser after a coroner ruled medics misdiagnosed a perforated colon, which contributed to his death. Professor Philip Lowe, 69, ...

A research team from Italy described a case of a sigmoid perforation repaired with endoclips and endoloops, and sealed with fibrin glue. The effectiveness of this approach was confirmed on ...