What Is The Prognosis Post Surgery For Perforated Sigmoid Diverticulitis?

Posted on Fri, 21 Apr 2023

Question: 47 yr/F operated for perforation of Sigmoid Diverticulum.-2009.What shall be the prognosis and complications.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (32 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please give details and post actual reports.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since the patient was operated on 21/9/2009 what are the complaints or symptoms that patient have?
Any investigations since discharge?
Any other details, medical problems?

Awaiting for your details.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon

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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (6 hours later)

Please give additional information for me to assist you better:
Since patient was operated on 21/9/2009 1.what are the complaints or symptoms that patient have-nO PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW,NORMAL. 2. Any investigations since discharge-NO INVESTIGATION PERFORMED POST DISCHARGE.3.Any other details, medical problems-NONE.

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Nothing to worry about.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

Since there are no symptoms related to the surgery and/or abdomen there is no likelihood of any complications and the prognosis is great.

It looks that there was a single diverticulum that got treated successfully.

The likely things that can occur are:
Formation of another diverticulum.

Stricture formation at the anastomosis site.

If these would have occurred, there would have been symptoms as mentioned above.

So nothing to worry about.

As mentioned above, the prognosis is best.

I hope this answers your queries.

Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant, General Surgeon

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