Retroperitoneal abscess from sigmoid colon diverticulosis aggravating the symptoms of left coxarthrosis

The treatment of diverticulitis of the colon is conservative. Surgical treatment is only needed in the case of complications, like perforation, fistula or abscess. 80% of the population above 80 years old have colon diverticulosis. Most of the diverticuli are located at the sigmoid colon. Diverticulitis is observed in 20% of the diverticulosis patients. An abscess infiltrating the retroperitoneum is rear. We demonstrate a successful treatment. A 64-year old female patient had appendectomy, hypertension, hypothyreosis and PCP in her medical history. An orthopaedic consultation because of left hip pain revealed in…