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Journal of Case Reports
Appendiceal Diverticulitis
Tho Pham1, Shiran Wijeratne2
1The University of Notre Dame Australia, Melbourne Clinical School, Australia; 2Mercy Health - Werribee Mercy Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Tho Pham
Email: thopham13@gmail.com
Received: 07-JUL-2017 Accepted: 27-NOV-2017 Published Online: 15-DEC-2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2017.0107
Abstract
Background: Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rarely diagnosed condition with an incidence of less than 2% in appendectomy specimens. Although first documented in 1893, recent documented cases have been rare. Case Report: This case report describes a 52 year old man presenting with appendicitis like symptoms, subsequently found to have perforated appendiceal diverticulitis on histopathology. Conclusion: Appendiceal diverticulitis should be considered as a differential in right iliac fossa pain. Progression of appendiceal diverticulitis is often insidious resulting in delayed presentations and subsequently higher incidences of perforation and mortality rates. 
Keywords : Appendix, Appendectomy, Diverticulum, Diverticulitis, Pain.
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