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Table 1 Reported cases of spontaneous perforation in collagenous colitis

From: Collagenous colitis presenting as spontaneous perforation in an 80 year old woman: Report of a Case

Case

Age/Sex

History of non-bloody diarrhea

Prior diagnosis of CC

Perforation site

Treatment

Outcome

Freeman [4]

37, F

3 weeks

No

Sigmoid

Laparotomy, no resection

Alive

Bohr [5]

56, F

At least 2 weeks

No

Splenic angle/descending colon

Segmental resection

Alive

Bennett [6]

67, F

2 months

No

Splenic flexure

Partial colectomy

Alive

Akamoto [7]

64, F

2 weeks

No

Descending colon

Left colectomy

Alive

Cottreau [8]

49, F

7 months

No

Descending colon

Left colectomy

Alive

Present case

80, F

1 month

No

Splenic angle

Segmental resection

Alive

  1. CC collagenous colitis, F female