| Autor: |
Alex Funicello, Louis G. Fares, Kulin Oza, Ganapat Valaulikar, Martin Ernits |
| Rok vydání: |
2002 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The American surgeon. 68(8) |
| ISSN: |
0003-1348 |
| Popis: |
Right-sided diverticulitis is difficult to distinguish from other sources of right-sided abdominal pain. Diverticula localized to the right colon occur at a rate of 6.6 to 14 per cent. Two types of diverticula have been described in the right colon on the basis of etiologic and pathologic features: multiple diverticula and solitary diverticulum of the cecum. The most common clinical presentation of right-sided colonic diverticula is an acute inflammatory complication, which is difficult to distinguish from other causes of right iliac fossa pain. We present two case reports on right-sided diverticulitis with one treated surgically and the other treated nonsurgically. The clinical manifestations, differential diagnosis and management options are discussed including a review of the literature. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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