Uncommon Caecum Diverticulitis Mimicking Acute Appendicitis

Autor: Özkan Yilmaz, Remzi Kiziltan, Vedat Bayrak, Sebahattin Çelik, Iskan Çalli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2016 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6900
2090-6919
30191610
DOI: 10.1155/2016/5427980
Popis: Diverticulum of the cecum is a rarely seen reason of acute abdomen and it is difficult to be distinguished from appendicitis. The diagnosis is generally made during operation. We have presented this case in order to remember that it is a disease which should be kept in mind in cases of right lower quadrant pain.
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