Appendiceal Diverticulitis
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Appendiceal Diverticulitis Clinically Masquerading as an Appendiceal Carcinoma
Appendiceal diverticulosis is a rare condition. Herein reported is a case of appendiceal diverticulosis and diverticulitis clinically masquerading as appendiceal carcinoma. A 62-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain. US and CT showed a tumor measuring 5 × 4 × 4 cm in vermiform appendix. Colon endoscopy showed mucosal elevation and irregularity in the orifice of vermiform appendix. A biop...
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Diverticulosis of the appendix is an uncommon disease with an incidence in appendectomy specimens that ranges between 0.004% and 2.1%. Diverticula may cause the inflammatory process, although occasionally they are findings that are not directly related with the acute appendiceal symptoms. Symptoms of appendiceal diverticulitis are difficult to distinguish from acute appendicitis. It is usually ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2231-6809
DOI: 10.17659/01.2017.0107