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Title: Appendiceal diverticulum diagnosed after appendectomy: Two case reports and literature review
Authors: Ghattas, Souad
Mohtar, Faten
El Bitar, Jad
Gandour, Georges
Haddad, Marwan
Matta, Nazem
Affiliations: Faculty of Medicine 
Keywords: Abdominal pain
Acute appendicitis
Appendectomy
Appendiceal diverticulitis
Case report
Diverticulum
Issue Date: 2025-01-20
Publisher: Elsevier
Part of: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
Volume: 127
Abstract: 
Introduction: Appendiceal diverticulitis is an uncommon pathology that imitates acute appendicitis and is usually treated by appendicectomy. Cases presentation: We present two cases: a 50-year-old female patient and a 35-year-old male patient, both of whom presented with signs and symptoms of acute appendicitis and were managed accordingly. Final pathological examination confirmed the presence of an appendiceal diverticulum. Clinical discussion: Diverticulitis of the appendix is four times more likely to lead to perforation when compared to appendicitis and may be associated with underlying neoplasm. Therefore, it is extremely important to distinguish diverticulitis of the appendix from appendicitis. Conclusion: Clinicians should always consider appendiceal diverticulitis when evaluating patients with right-sided, lower quadrant abdominal pain
URI: https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7794
ISSN: 2210-2612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2025.110916
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Type: Journal Article
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