Right Colonic Diverticular Perforation With Lateral Abdominal Wall Abscess: A Rare Occurrence

Abstract

Colonic diverticulosis is a common disease affecting a significant aged population in the Western world and can produce a wide range of clinical presentations varying from minimal clinical discomfort to life-threatening complications. Though left sided colonic diverticulosis is common, we present a rare case of a young Asian male with right sided colonic diverticular perforation and abscess which was successfully treated surgically.




doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/jcs193w