Patient B., 45 years old admitted with signs of complicated diverticular disease. Complaints since 2021 of periodic pain in the lower abdomen, false urge to defecate. Repeated abdomen CT and contrast enema revealed a blindly ending duplication of the sigmoid colon up to 15 cm in length. The patient underwent laparoscopic resection of a duplicated portion of the sigmoid colon. The was favorable at the time of discharge.
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