[A rare cause of acute abdomen: perforation of cecal diverticulum].
The Authors, after a brief review of the literature on the frequency and localization of large bowel diverticular disease report a case of perforation of a cecal diverticulum operated on emergency. They also add some brief comments on the interesting aspects of the case, its diagnostic difficulties and operating technique.
Scavelli
V
V
Divisione di Chirurgia, Unività Sanitaria Locale Ba/16.
Vestita
G
G
Manghisi
D
D
Veneziani
P
P
Sorino
F
F
Gabrieli
G
G
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
Una causa non frequente di addome acuto: perforazione di diverticolo ciecale.