Sigmoid diverticulitis in elderly patients: a rare cause of right iliac fossa pain

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Surgery and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy.
• ² Department and Clinic of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Medical University in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
• ³ General Surgery and Surgical Specialties Unit, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy.
• ⁴ Military Medical Academy-Sofia, Clinic of Endoscopic, Endocrine, Surgery and Coloproctology, Sofia, Bulgaria.
• ⁵ Department of Surgery and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, Terni, Italy - roberto.ciroccchi@unipg.it.
• ⁶ Department of General Surgery and Surgical Specialties "Paride Stefanini", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.