Abstract
Seven patients had perforated colonic diverticula 1 to 17 months after transplantation. Operation was performed immediately in four patients and from 4 days to 3 months later in three patients. Three patients are alive 9 to 36 months later. Two died of sepsis and two of myocardial infarction. Immediate operation with exclusion carries the best prognosis.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Colonic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Colonic Diseases / etiology*
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Diverticulum, Colon / complications
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Female
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Humans
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Intestinal Perforation / diagnostic imaging
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Intestinal Perforation / etiology*
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Kidney Transplantation*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications* / diagnostic imaging
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Prognosis
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Radiography
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Transplantation, Homologous