What is it about?
report of three casess of diverticulitis of vermiform appendix .diverticulitis of vermiform appendix can cause symptoms similar with acute appendicitis .the difference is that they may not start with epigastric or periumbilical pain, also can present as recurrent right illiac fossa pain . treatment is appendectomy.the pathology and
Featured Image
Why is it important?
the pathogy and clinial presentation differ from classic appendicitis .there are 5 diffeierent types .they may presnt as chronic recurrent right iliac fossa pain , without initial central abdominal pain
Perspectives
we need to be aware of the condition that have an average age at presentation is 39 years compared with 20 years for patient with acute appendicitis. The incidence is 1% in patients less than 30 years have age incidence account for 6% of appendicitis in patients more than 30 years of age .
Dr imad Afram Jaboury
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: DIVERTICULITIS OF THE VERMIFORM APPENDIX, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, September 2007, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04240.x.
You can read the full text:
Contributors
The following have contributed to this page
