CASE 678: COMPLICATED DIVERTICULITIS, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, Dr LÊ THỊ THANH THẢO, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A 55 year-old female diabetic patient suffers from epigatric pain crisii for 4 days and diarrhea.

Ultrasound detects an amount of abdominal free fluid,  two RLQ abscesses, and edema of peritoneum.

MSCT confirms the peritonitis due to 2 abscesses at the right flank of the abdomen.

A right colectomy is performed as perforation of colonic diverticulitis # 2x2 cm of transverse colon and the other one of cecum.

Subhepatic drainage is made to withdraw fluid out and an artificial anus is done.

 And the female patient remains well.