Right-sided diverticulitis: An unusual presentation of abdominal pain in children

Abstract

Acute diverticulitis is a rare and dangerous condition in a pediatric patient. The clinical presentation of right-sided diverticulitis mimics acute appendicitis. Hence, understanding the clinical presentation and treatment of right-sided diverticulitis is important. We report a case of right-sided diverticulitis in a 12-year-old girl and discuss the presentation and diagnosis of this disease.

Keywords

• Right-sided diverticulitis
• acute diverticulitis
• appendicitis
• right lower quadrant pain