Archives of the Balkan Medical Union (Dec 2017)

Solitary cecum diverticulitis – A surprising diagnosis

  • Bogdan Socea,
  • Anca A. Nica,
  • Cristian A. Smaranda,
  • Alexandru C. Carâp,
  • Laura I. Socea,
  • Mihai Dimitriu,
  • Ovidiu G. Bratu,
  • Cezar E. Moculescu,
  • Șerban V.G. Berteșteanu,
  • Vlad D. Constantin

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 52, no. 4
pp. 467 – 470

Abstract

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Cecum diverticulosis is a benign, rare and generally asymptomatic disease that can manifest with acute diverticulitis or bleeding, thus complicating the differential diagnosis of the right iliac fossa pathology. The optimal management of this disease does not have a well-established treatment plan, as it may vary in some centers from conservative treatment, consisting of only antibiotics, to segmental colectomy or even right hemicolectomy. We present the case of a 45-year-old patient, prior diagnosed with chronic pain in the right iliac fossa after appendectomy, who was diagnosed with a single cecum diverticulum.

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