The perforation of the right-sided colonic diverticulitis (RSCD) is a rare surgical emergency with highly variable clinical presentations. The preoperative distinction between acute appendicitis and perforated diverticulitis represent a dilemma for surgeon. The laparoscopic repair is a feasible method instead of ileocecectomy in selected cases.
Keywords: acute appendicitis; laparoscopic diverticulectomy; right‐sided cecal diverticulitis; right‐sided colonic diverticulitis.
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