Appendicular Diverticulosis with Appendicitis.

Syed Muhammad Hammad Alam

Author(s)

Syed Muhammad Hammad Alam Department of Surgery, Dr. Hassan Ghazzawi Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Appendicular diverticulosis is one of the very rare diseases which is also difficult to diagnose, especially clinically, due to its silent course and non-specific symptoms. It comes under the notation usually due to its complications like diverticulitis or perforation, but sometimes it also presents with acute appendicitis. This report describes a 44-year male patient who presented with the complain of right iliac fossa pain and was clinically diagnosed as acute appendicitis; but intraoperatively, it was found that the appendix also had diverticulosis along with appendicitis.

Publication Details

Page(s) 183-184

DOI DOI not available

Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Year: 2017

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Keywords

Diverticulosis. Appendicitis. Diverticulitis.

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