A case report describing diverticulosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis

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• 作者：Sarah L. Khan^a ; ^{slk325@drexel.edu} ; Madhu Siddeswarappa^b ; ¹ ; Mohammad Farrukh Khan^b
• 关键词：Acute appendicitis ; Appendix ; Diverticulosis ; Diverticulosis of the appendix ; Case report
• 刊名：International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：29
• 期：Complete
• 页码：155-157
• 全文大小：584 K
• 卷排序：29

文摘

A case is described of a patient with diverticulosis of the appendix (DA) which was initially diagnosed as early acute appendicitis. The clinical characteristics of DA are described and a case is made for better diagnosis prior to surgery. Improving preoperative diagnosis of DA will require higher indices of clinical suspicion based on patient presentations and better identification by diagnostic imaging (CT and ultrasound).