Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature

<div>Abdominal CT scans revealed a perforated diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon causing subcutaneous inflammation and free gas in the tissue of the posterior abdominal wall and lumbar area.</div>

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

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Figure 3: Left Colon Diverticulitis Presenting as Perforated Lumbar Abscess: A Case Report and Review of the Current Literature 