Solitary caecal diverticulitis--a rare cause of right iliac fossa pain.
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Caecal diverticulitis, although relativelyuncommon in the western population, presents an interesting diagnostic dilemma.' The clinical presentation usually is similar to acute appendicitis.2' I Intra-operatively, solitary caecal diverticulitismaybe difficult to distinguish from granulomatous disease or carcinoma.",4 We report a case of solitary caecal diverticulitis that presented with clinical features suggestive of acute appendicitis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 74 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005