other-abscess; other-colectomy; other-infection; other-scar and/or disfigurement; abdomen; surgeries/treatment-colostomy; mental/psychological-emotional distress ...

Diverticulitis symptoms usually include left-sided abdominal pain, chills, and nausea. Most diverticulitis cases can be ...

An 80-year-old man presented with progressive lower left-quadrant abdominal pain. Imaging studies identified a mass adjacent to the sigmoid colon, with features suggestive of an abscess, although no ...

An abscess occurs when an infection causes a pocket of pus to develop. Abscesses can develop on the skin, in the mouth, or inside the body. Bacterial infections typically cause abscesses. Pus develops ...