Diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon

Object numberGC.14900
TitleDiverticulitis of the sigmoid colon
DescriptionDiverticulitis of the sigmoid colon, with abscess.
From a female
The specimen is a 4inch length of sigmoid colon with a chronic abscess lying alongside it. This has ariseb from infection of a diverticulum. The abscess cavitu is surrounded by dense thickening of the colonic wall with fibrous tissue and with fibrosis in the fat of the pelvic mesocolon and peritoneal tissues,
Production placeWestern General Hospital, Edinburgh
Production date Precise 1961-07-04 - 1961
Production periodTwentieth century
Object nameLARGE INTESTINE, colon
Object categoryAnatomical, specimen
Dimensions
- Jar Height: 13 cm
Width: 18 cm
Depth: 8 cm