Abstract:INTRODUCTION: A clinical, imaging, and laboratory constellation for acute appendicitis requires operative treatment to avoid life-threatening complications such as perforation and peritonitis. The latter, in turn, are an absolute indication for surgical intervention. Although it does not change the operative approach, in rare cases, the cause of the condition is appendicular diverticulitis-usually an incidental, pathological diagnosis with a literature frequency of 0.004-2.1%. The differential diagnosis of div… Show more
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