The sigmoid colon is the lowest section of the colon. It's responsible for holding and voiding feces. ... They can form abscesses, tear open, and leak pus or blood into other parts of your body.

For many people, diverticula are most likely to form in the sigmoid colon, increasing your risk of diverticulitis. ... An abscess, on the other hand, is a collection of pus caused by an infection.

They are most common in the lower portion of the large intestine (called the sigmoid colon). Diverticulosis is very common and occurs in 10% of people over age 40 and in 50% of people over age 60.

Local abscesses secondary to perforation were by far the most common . Smithwick 5 reported local abscesses in 11.9 per cent of 506 cases, with a mortality of 9.3 per cent. Table 2 ...

Since the sigmoid colon is the most common site of carcinoma of the colon as well as diverticulitis, ... Incisional drainage of a pelvic abscess was necessary in 1 case, ...

Hospital Course. Right mastoidectomy with drainage of Bezold's abscess and evacuation of clot in the sigmoid sinuses was performed first. This was followed by occipital craniectomy for a residual ...