title: [Perforated diverticulum of the vermiform appendix].
abstract: Diverticulitis of the vermiform appendix is an often disregarded disease. Diagnosis follows after appendectomy due to inflammatory complications in the form of diverticulitis and appendicitis. Diverticula can also be found as a reason for complaints in histologically unaltered appendix or as an incidental finding. Diverticula of the vermiform appendix are classified as false (acquired) or true (congenital). We report on the case of a 57-year-old man with a perforated appendix diverticulum as reason for peritonitis and a paralytic ileus of the colon and small intestine.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, RWTH Aachen.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Franke
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Töns
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tietze
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007418:Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Divertikelperforation der Appendix vermiformis.