Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 6
Letter
Giant diverticulum of sigma

344-345

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2023.10044/2023

Sergio Díaz Prados, Antonio Jesús Láinez Ramos-Bossini, Eduardo Ruiz Carazo,

Abstract
We have carefully read the interesting article recently published in your journal about a giant sigmoid diverticulum. In our institution we have diagnosed two similar cases and we would like to contribute our casuistry.
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Publication history

Received: 27/10/2023

Accepted: 01/11/2023

Online First: 20/11/2023

Published: 10/06/2025

Article Online First time: 24 days

Article editing time: 592 days


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