title: [Appendicular diverticulitis: a review of 5 cases].
abstract: Of a total of 3,669 appendectomies, five corresponded to appendicular diverticulosis (0.13%), all of which had an inflammatory pathology. Four patients underwent emergency surgery with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis, and in only one was a correct preoperative diagnosis made. There were three cases of acute primary diverticulitis and one appendicitis with secondary diverticular affectacion. Another patient was operated electively for a history of long evolution; during the surgical act an appendicular inflammatory mass was found that the pathological report described as diverticulitis with subacute periappendicitis. Certain aspects of this entity are remarked and the bibliography is reviewed.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ruiz Feliu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brotóns Carreras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Codina Barreras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Codina Cazador
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuca Rodríguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durán Porta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adrados Blaise-Ombrecht
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Diverticulitis apendicular: revisión de cinco casos.