Left Hydronephrosis Complicated with Sigmoid Colon Diverticulitis
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Diverticulitis complicated by fistulous communication of sigmoid colon with anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome
Rare in the general public, dural ectasia is a common finding in patients with Marfan syndrome. Complications are not frequent but include constipation, urinary retention, and meningitis. Presented here is a case of bacterial meningitis secondary to fistulous communication between a sacral meningocele and sigmoid colon in the setting of diverticulitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Gastroenterological Surgery
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0386-9768,1348-9372
DOI: 10.5833/jjgs.39.120