Diverticulitis complicated by fistulous communication of sigmoid colon with anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome

Jonathan D. Samet; Pamela T. Johnson; Karen M. Horton; Elliot K. Fishman

doi:10.2484/rcr.v7i1.442

Diverticulitis complicated by fistulous communication of sigmoid colon with anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome

Jonathan D. Samet^*, Pamela T. Johnson, Karen M. Horton, Elliot K. Fishman

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Rare in the general public, dural ectasia is a common finding in patients with Marfan syndrome. Complications are not frequent but include constipation, urinary retention, and meningitis. Presented here is a case of bacterial meningitis secondary to fistulous communication between a sacral meningocele and sigmoid colon in the setting of diverticulitis.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	442
Pages (from-to)	442
Number of pages	1
Journal	Radiology Case Reports
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v7i1.442
State	Published - 2012

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Diverticulitis complicated by fistulous communication of sigmoid colon with anterior sacral meningocele in a patient with Marfan syndrome

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