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Sigmoid Stricture of Complicated Diverticulitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature

  Sigmoid Stricture of Complicated Diverticulitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature Marco V Medina-Zea * Bariatrics, General Surgery, MD. FACS. FASMBS, Katharine Glover OMS-3, USA * Corresponding author:  Dr. Marco V Medina-Zea, MD. FACS. FASMBS, Katharine Glover OMS-3, USA, E-mail:  viniciomedinamd@gmail.com Received:  April 30, 2021;  Accepted:  May 06, 2021;  Published:  May 15, 2021 Citation:  Marco V Medina-Zea, et al. Sigmoid Stricture of Complicated Diverticulitis: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Clin Image Case Rep J. 2021; 3(5): 162. Abstract Sigmoid stricture secondary to repeated episodes of complicated diverticulitis has an incidence of 0.09%. Our patient is a 36-year-old Caucasian male who presented with a significant history of worsening abdominal pain for over 11 years. He was repeatedly treated with a non-operative approach that consisted of antibiotics during multiple hospital admissions. A sigmoidoscopy was...