Appendiceal Diverticulitis - A Case Report

Chirurgia (Bucur). 2017 Jan-Feb;112(1):82-85. doi: 10.21614/chirurgia.112.1.82.

Abstract

Appendiceal diverticulitis is a very rare cause for pain in the right iliac fossa. Whether it is simptomatic or discovered randomly during an appendectomy or barium enema, understanding its clinical evolution is important for having a good management. In this report we present the case of a 50 year old female who underwent an open appendectomy during which we discovered appendiceal diverticulitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Appendectomy*
  • Appendicitis / complications
  • Appendicitis / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diverticulitis / complications
  • Diverticulitis / surgery*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Treatment Outcome