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CT scan of the abdomen showing a large air-filled diverticulum coming off the sigmoid colon.
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A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen was obtained which showed a 10 cm air filled central structure that originated from the sigmoid colon (Fig. 1).
Intra-operative photo showing the dissected diverticulum and its small fibrous channel to the sigmoid colon.
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In the operating theater, a giant colonic diverticulum was found that originated from the sigmoid colon but had migrated under the transverse colon (Fig. 2).