Diverticulum of cæcum

Abstract

n~r ; n~o o~. >I]<. E.. aged 26, was seen on thc third day of an attack of pain, tcnderness, :tncl rigidity in the right iliac fossa, with slight temperaturc. d retroczcal :tp~icndicitis was diagnosed.At operation an inflammatory mass was discmi-crecl behind the wxuin :j in. by '2 in. in extent. On turning t h e e~wuiii inward :t pale blue flaccid appeiidi\ presented itself, obviourly normal. This was removed. On further I,i~l~):1t~o1~ of the retrocmal mass, the finger eriterrd what was considered to be an ulcer cmter 4 in. in diameter with cdges heaped up and 9 in. broad.Uiiclcr the mistaken diagnosis of tuberculosis or malignant disease the iIeoc:rc.al angle was resected.Profcssor Dible, who exaniiried the specimen (Fig. 309), reported " A 1 ery beautiful divcrtieulum. The muscle IS defecstive and the floor consists \ O L \ \ --NO 79 34