Segmental Colitis Associated With Diverticulosis Causing Hydroureteronephrosis

ACG Case Rep J. 2019 Nov 28;6(11):e00253. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000253. eCollection 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is a rare inflammatory condition affecting segments of the colon with diverticular disease. We present an 85-year-old woman with flank pain, fevers, and chills found on imaging to have left colonic wall thickening and left-sided hydroureteronephrosis and workup confirming a diagnosis of SCAD. A detailed review of SCAD and discussion of the differential diagnosis are provided. This case emphasizes disease-specific clinical pearls and highlights hydroureteronephrosis as a rare complication seen in a patient with SCAD.

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