Caecal diverticulitis: can it be differentiated from acute appendicitis?
| Autor: | G. L. Lauffer, A. M. S. Abeysekara, H. P. P. Siriwardana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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medicine.medical_specialty business.industry animal diseases General surgery digestive oral and skin physiology food and beverages General Medicine Middle Aged Diverticulitis Appendicitis bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease digestive system Diagnosis Differential Acute appendicitis Cecal Diseases Humans Medicine Female Right iliac fossa pain business Aged |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 68:103-103 |
| ISSN: | 1759-7390 1750-8460 |
| DOI: | 10.12968/hmed.2007.68.2.22832 |
| Popis: | Caecal diverticulitis is a rare cause of right iliac fossa pain in the Western world. It is often clinically indistinguishable from acute appendicitis. This article presents two cases of patients with caecal diverticulitis who were suspected to have acute appendicitis before operation. |
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