Ruptured sigmoid diverticulitis with pneumoretroperitoneum
Diagnosis almost certain
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Ruptured sigmoid diverticulitisdiverticulitis causing pneumoretroperitoneum is one ofuncommon, with the causes ondescending colon more common than the short list for pneumoretroperitoneumsigmoid colon.
-<p>Ruptured sigmoid diverticulitis is one of the causes on the short list for pneumoretroperitoneum. </p>- +<p>Ruptured diverticulitis causing pneumoretroperitoneum is uncommon, with the descending colon more common than the sigmoid colon. </p>
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- 1. A rare presentation of a common disease Postgraduate Medical Journal 2001;77:669.