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A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology
Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rare pathology which is distinctly different to acute appendicitis and associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, diagnosis is often retrospective on histopathological analysis of appendicectomy specimens due to the atypical clinical and rad...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10172634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37179800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.003 |
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author | Allan, Lachlan Pham, Helen Kwik, Charlotte Pathmanathan, Nimalan |
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description | Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rare pathology which is distinctly different to acute appendicitis and associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, diagnosis is often retrospective on histopathological analysis of appendicectomy specimens due to the atypical clinical and radiological features. Herein, we present a case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis in a young patient with atypical clinical features and a radiologically normal appearing appendix in close proximity to an inflammatory phlegmon. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion of surgical pathology and considering atypical diagnosis in patients with inflammatory changes in the right iliac fossa. |
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spelling | pubmed-101726342023-05-12 A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology Allan, Lachlan Pham, Helen Kwik, Charlotte Pathmanathan, Nimalan Radiol Case Rep Case Report Appendiceal diverticulitis is a rare pathology which is distinctly different to acute appendicitis and associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, diagnosis is often retrospective on histopathological analysis of appendicectomy specimens due to the atypical clinical and radiological features. Herein, we present a case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis in a young patient with atypical clinical features and a radiologically normal appearing appendix in close proximity to an inflammatory phlegmon. This case highlights the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion of surgical pathology and considering atypical diagnosis in patients with inflammatory changes in the right iliac fossa. Elsevier 2023-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10172634/ /pubmed/37179800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.003 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Allan, Lachlan Pham, Helen Kwik, Charlotte Pathmanathan, Nimalan A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology |
title | A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology |
title_full | A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology |
title_fullStr | A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology |
title_full_unstemmed | A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology |
title_short | A rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: A significant surgical pathology |
title_sort | rare case of ruptured appendiceal diverticulitis: a significant surgical pathology |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10172634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37179800 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.003 |
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