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Perforated diverticulitis in six postmenopausal women

Abstract:

Objective: To report the diverticular perforation of the colon in 6 menopausal women in a private gynecology clinic for a period of 1980 to 2005 in the Policlinica Maracaibo, Maracaibo. Venezuela. Clinical cases. Six postmenopausal women with a history of prior abdominal surgery who have had pelvic pain, vaginal discharge and signs of abdomino-pelvic inflammation who underwent diagnosis of perforated diverticular disease of the colon. There was no obstruction or bleeding, but the formation of abscesses and fistulas . Results: Of the 6 patients, 5 were receiving medical, surgical or combined treatment evolved satisfactorily. In a patient the course of the disease is unknown. Conclusion: Diverticular disease of the colon in asintomatic or sintomatic forms (diverticulosis) and it's complications (diverticulitis, bleeding, abscess, perforation and plastron) are common in aging women and no relationships with estrogen deficiency accompanying menopause, the time of onset or the use of hormone replacement therapy, but in this series all had previous surgery and adhesions that may have facilitated the intestinal perforation. The diagnosis is often clinical, radiological and endoscopic. The initial treatment is medical, but often should be surgical: partial colectomy performed mostly.