Appendiceal Diverticular Disease: A 10-year Retrospective Study of Cases from Tertiary Hospitals in Western Australia

Toh, Pei Yinn; Parys, Simon; Watanabe, Yuki

doi:10.21614/chirurgia.115.3.348

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“…We found our DDA patients' mean age was 34.4 years; 40% of the patients were in the second decade of their life. The mean WBC of our patients was 13.5, but lower rates have been reported in the literature [3,7,9]. The incidence of appendiceal diverticulitis detected 0.63 in our study, consistent with national and international studies [3,4,10,11].…”

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“…Elective appendectomy is recommended for incidentally detected DDA due to the high risk of diverticulitis, perforation, and development of appendiceal malignancy risk [7,8,11,15]. Our study has certain limitations.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…According to Lipton classification, type 2 was the most common in our study. However, there are studies in the literature in which types 1 and 3 were detected more frequently [3,5,7,13,14]. It has been reported that the rate of accompanying colonic diverticulum is high in patients with appendiceal diverticulum [7,15].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Therefore, appendiceal diverticulitis is generally diagnosed after the pathological examination. DDA may be associated with complicated appendicitis [5,7].…”

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Appendiceal Diverticulitis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis and Diagnosed After Appendectomy

Ergenç¹,

Uprak²

2022

Cureus

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IntroductionDiverticular disease of the appendix (DDA) is a rare appendiceal pathology. It is usually present similar to acute appendicitis. Because of its rarity, the DDA is poorly comprehended. This study evaluates the incidence, clinical and pathological characteristics of appendiceal diverticulitis diagnosed after appendectomy. MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent appendectomy between January 2016 and January 2022 at the Istanbul Sultanbeyli State Hospital General Surgery Clinic. The following parameters were analyzed: age and gender, preoperative diagnosis, laboratory results, radiological imaging findings, surgical technique, histopathological examination of specimens, and complications. ResultsA total of 1586 patients were analyzed. In the pathology, diverticular disease of the appendix was detected in 10 patients (0.63%). The DDA patients' mean age was 34.4 years, and the male to female ratio was 4:1. We detected low-grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasia in one of our patients. ConclusionAppendiceal diverticulitis is rare and usually presents as acute appendicitis. Most DDAs are detected incidentally during the postoperative period and are associated with an increased risk of appendiceal neoplasm. Appendectomy specimens should be carefully examined histopathologically to detect diverticular disease of the appendix.

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confidence: 97%

“…Therefore, appendiceal diverticulitis is generally diagnosed after the pathological examination. DDA may be associated with complicated appendicitis [5,7].…”

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Appendiceal Diverticulitis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis and Diagnosed After Appendectomy

Ergenç¹,

Uprak²

2022

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“…Despite that AD is a pathological diagnosis, clinically and radiologically it can mimic acute appendicitis (AA) [ 1 , 2 ]. Toh et al [ 3 ] has reported a remarkable increase of malignancy rate and complications such as perforation in association of the AD. Here we report a case of AD initially diagnosed as a case of appendicular mucocele in elderly patient with background of malignancy in preoperative work-up.…”

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Appendix diverticulosis in a patient diagnosed on pathology after laparoscopic appendectomy for appendicular mucinous mass—case report and literature review

Alghamdi

Roublah

Al-Maghrabi

et al. 2022

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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Diverticulum of the appendix is uncommon cause of right iliac fossa pain and inflammation with delayed diagnosis and high risk of complications, as it mimics acute appendicitis. Here we present a case of an elderly male patient who had lung cancer post-treatment. During the follow-up, appendicle lesion was discovered and suspected to be mucinous appendix. The pathology reported after appendectomy as appendicular diverticulosis without evidence of malignancy. As appendicular diverticulum is best confirmed by pathology, still its clinical presentation is difficult to be distinguished from other appendicular diseases. It is frequently linked to increased risk of cancer, particularly carcinoid tumors and mucinous adenomas.

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Appendiceal Diverticulitis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report

Mundasad¹,

Hampton²,

Alam³

2022

Cureus

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Appendiceal diverticulitis (AD) is an overlooked pathology that carries a high risk of perforation and associated neoplasia, especially carcinoid tumours and mucinous adenoma. AD may be congenital, but more commonly acquired. It may cause diverticulitis, which causes clinical and radiological signs like those of acute appendicitis, and that may delay the diagnosis till it is confirmed on histopathological examination.Here we report a case of acute AD in a case initially diagnosed as acute appendicitis.

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Appendiceal Diverticular Disease: A 10-year Retrospective Study of Cases from Tertiary Hospitals in Western Australia

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Appendiceal Diverticulitis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis and Diagnosed After Appendectomy

Appendiceal Diverticulitis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis and Diagnosed After Appendectomy

Appendix diverticulosis in a patient diagnosed on pathology after laparoscopic appendectomy for appendicular mucinous mass—case report and literature review

Appendiceal Diverticulitis Presenting as Acute Appendicitis: A Case Report

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