Appendiceal Diverticulitis - A Case Report

Abstract

RezumatDiverticulita apendiculară este o cauză rară a durerii din fosa iliacă dreaptă. Chiar dacă este simptomatică sau descoperită întâmplător în timpul apendicectomiei sau irigografiei, trebuie înţeleasă evoluţia clinică pentru a avea o atitudine terapeutică corectă. În acest articol vom prezenta cazul unei bolnave în vârstă de 50 de ani cu diverticulită apendiculară descoperită întâmplător în timpul apendicectomiei.Cuvinte cheie: diveticulită, apendicită, chirurgie de urgenţă, diverticuli AbstractAppendiceal diverticulitis is a very rare cause for pain in the right iliac fossa. Whether it is simptomatic or discovered randomly during an appendectomy or barium enema, understanding its clinical evolution is important for having a good management. In this report we present the case of a 50 year old female who underwent an open appendectomy during which we discovered appendiceal diverticulitis.

A rare complication of acute appendicitis – case presentation

“…The surgical intervention could be performed either open or laparoscopically, but in this situation the surgeon decided for a median laparotomy, in order to examine cautiously the whole peritoneal cavity and to eliminate a synchronous lesion and the mirage of the first lesion in a frail elderly patient [12][13][14] .…”

Postcolonoscopy acute appendicitis - our case series and a review of the literature

“…Diverticular colonic disease could be, on the one hand, the reason of colonoscopic examination, and, on the other hand, it could represent an important point in differential diagnosis. A caecum diverticulitis could mimic an acute appendicitis 8 and appendiceal diverticulosis could be at the origin of this organ inflammation 9 .…”

Retained Barium in the Appendix Is Difficult to Distinguish from Surgical Remnants following Laparoscopic Surgery

“…In most cases, the barium is asymptomatic, and the exact frequency of retention is unknown [ 11 ]. However, some patients present with barium appendix, in which barium can be retained and accumulated in the appendix [ 12 – 16 ]. In the present case, the patient had undergone a barium test four weeks prior to the operation, as determined by a postoperative interview.…”