17th July 2020

A patient who is brought into the Emergency Department with a rigid abdomen

A patient who is brought into the Emergency Department with a rigid abdomen, complaining of diffuse lower abdominal pain with associated rebound tenderness. They have not experienced any blood in their stools but do remark that they have not opened their bowels for the past two days.

Please select the SINGLE most likely complication arising as a result of diverticular disease. Select ONE option from the list above.