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Ugeskrift for laeger · Dec 2013
Case Reports[Caecal diverticulitis in a young woman with suspected acute appendicitis].
- Thomas Korgaard Jensen, Susanne Eiholm, and Michael Patrick Achiam.
- Kirurgisk Afdeling, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev. thomaskorgaardjensen@gmail.com
- Ugeskr. Laeg. 2013 Dec 9; 175 (50A): V06130356.
AbstractColonic diverticular disease is common amongst the western population in the left hemicolon while right-sided involvement is rare. This case concerns a 20-year-old female, who was hospitalized with suspected acute appendicitis. Perioperative findings included an intramural tumour at the base of the appendix, and an ileocaecal resection was performed. Histopathological examinations revealed a single inflamed diverticulum of the caecum. The case illustrates the pre- and perioperatively differential diagnostic problems of caecal diverticulitis, which can lead to more radical surgery than needed.
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