Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Solitary cecal diverticulitis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the Western world. Its clinical presentation, in most cases, mimics acute appendicitis. A 38-year-old Caucasian man presented with acute abdomen and clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Laparotomy was performed and revealed an...
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| description | Solitary cecal diverticulitis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the Western world. Its clinical presentation, in most cases, mimics acute appendicitis. A 38-year-old Caucasian man presented with acute abdomen and clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Laparotomy was performed and revealed an inflammatory, solitary diverticulum of the cecum. A typical appendectomy was performed and a catheter was inserted for draining percutaneously the inflamed diverticulum of the cecum. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged on the 4th postoperative day. This frequently misdiagnosed condition, in most cases, is being suspected and identified intraoperatively as acute appendicitis. The aim of this study is to review the available different surgical management options and to present an alternative therapeutic approach that may be valuable under specific circumstances. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c70d9d5cb424402a93f1056cade5bcc02025-02-03T06:01:10ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192014-01-01201410.1155/2014/131452131452Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureNikolaos Mudatsakis0Marinos Nikolaou1Konstantinos Krithinakis2Michail Matalliotakis3Nikolaos Politis4Emmanouil Andreadakis5Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Gynecology, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital, Attiki, 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, GreeceSolitary cecal diverticulitis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the Western world. Its clinical presentation, in most cases, mimics acute appendicitis. A 38-year-old Caucasian man presented with acute abdomen and clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Laparotomy was performed and revealed an inflammatory, solitary diverticulum of the cecum. A typical appendectomy was performed and a catheter was inserted for draining percutaneously the inflamed diverticulum of the cecum. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged on the 4th postoperative day. This frequently misdiagnosed condition, in most cases, is being suspected and identified intraoperatively as acute appendicitis. The aim of this study is to review the available different surgical management options and to present an alternative therapeutic approach that may be valuable under specific circumstances.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/131452 |
| spellingShingle | Nikolaos Mudatsakis Marinos Nikolaou Konstantinos Krithinakis Michail Matalliotakis Nikolaos Politis Emmanouil Andreadakis Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Surgery |
| title | Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | solitary cecal diverticulitis an unusual cause of acute right iliac fossa pain a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/131452 |
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