Six Cases of Diverticulitis of the Appendix Treated With Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Gotoh, Junichi; Mizukami, Shuji; Konuma, Yuji; Ariyama, Teizo; Munakata, Takashi

doi:10.3919/jjsa.71.2639

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“…It is a relatively rare disease, found in 1.28-6.2% of patients undergoing appendectomy. 1) In Japan, diverticulitis of the appendix was first reported by Hoshino in 1937, 3) and there have been reviewed 173 cases, and, in 2008, Kashiwagi et al 5) reviewed 180 cases of the disease. The majority are false diverticula, and the ratio of true diverticula to total diverticula was reported to be 4:172.…”

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Two Cases of Appendiceal Diverticulitis with Perforation

Kishi

Shimamura

Yoshida

et al. 2016

J St. Marianna Univ

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In this study, we report two cases of appendiceal diverticulitis with perforation. Case 1 was a 50-year-old man who visited our hospital because of epigastralgia and pyrexia. He had rebound tenderness in the right lower abdominal quadrant, as well as an increased inflammatory response observed upon biological examination. Computed tomography revealed an enlarged appendix. He was diagnosed with acute appendicitis, and emergency surgery was performed. Based on pathological examination, he was finally diagnosed with appendiceal diverticulitis with perforation. Case 2 was a woman in her twenties with a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain. She had consulted a nearby gynecologist when she first experienced the pain. She presented to our hospital the next day because her symptoms had not improved, even after taking analgesic drugs. There was muscular defense in the lower abdominal quadrant, as well as an increased inflammatory response. Emergency surgery was performed, and she was diagnosed with appendiceal diverticulitis with perforation based on pathological examination. Although appendiceal diverticulitis is rare, perforation has been reported to occur with it frequently. In addition to describing our two cases, we also provide a review of the literature.

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“…A preoperative diagnosis of diverticulitis of the appendix is often difficult, 1) and severe or fatal cases have been reported. 2) We report two cases of true diverticulitis of the appendix co-occurring with perforation.…”

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Two Cases of Appendiceal Diverticulitis with Perforation

Kishi

Shimamura

Yoshida

et al. 2016

J St. Marianna Univ

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Perforated Appendiceal Diverticulitis with Iliopsoas Abscess Expanding to Thigh Muscles

Nishio¹,

Miyauchi²,

Ohta³

et al. 2016

Jpn J Gastroenterol Surg, Nihon Shokaki Geka Gakkai zasshi

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A Case of Appendiceal Diverticulitis Diagnosed by Preoperative Ultrasonography

Jin¹,

Hasuo²,

Yamada³

et al. 2012

Jpn J Gastroenterol Surg

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A 59-year-old man who had visited our hospital regularly for hemodialysis, complained of abdominal pain. Ultrasonography revealed multiple diverticula in the appendix. Based on this result, the patient was diagnosed with appendiceal diverticulitis. Appendectomy was performed. His postoperative course was uneventful, and he was discharged the hospital on the fifth day after the operation. The pathological diagnosis was also appendiceal diverticulitis. It has been said that appendiceal diverticulitis is relatively rare, and that distinguishing the disease from acute appendicitis preoperatively is difficult. We think, however, that the possibility of preoperative diagnosis would increase, if ultrasonography is performed with greater awareness of appendiceal diverticulitis.

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Six Cases of Diverticulitis of the Appendix Treated With Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Two Cases of Appendiceal Diverticulitis with Perforation

Two Cases of Appendiceal Diverticulitis with Perforation

Perforated Appendiceal Diverticulitis with Iliopsoas Abscess Expanding to Thigh Muscles

A Case of Appendiceal Diverticulitis Diagnosed by Preoperative Ultrasonography

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