Diverticulitis Presenting as a Pelvic Mass

Hydronephrosis: An Unusual Complication of a Diverticular Abscess

“…A study by Siminovitch et al in 1980 on 400 patients admitted with diverticulitis revealed that 5% of the patients had hydroureteronephrosis based on urograms [7]. On a review of the literature, there are scant reports documenting hydronephrosis as a complication of sigmoid diverticulitis [8][9][10][11][12][13].…”

“…None of these cases reported the development of an abscess that led to hydronephrosis. Flowers et al documented a case of bilateral hydronephrosis secondary to sigmoid diverticulitis and a complicated diverticular abscess [ 13 ]. Another case reported segment colitis associated with diverticulosis as a cause of persistent hydronephrosis [ 14 ].…”