title: Inflamed solitary caecal diverticulum - it is not appendicitis, what should I do?
abstract: We describe three cases that presented with symptoms suggestive of appendicitis but were found at operation to have an inflamed solitary caecal diverticulum. All were treated successfully with diverticulectomy or inversion of the diverticulum. We wish to highlight this diagnosis and its surgical management so that informed decisions can be made if this is first encountered in the operating theatre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast, UK. dconnolly02@qub.ac.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: McGookin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gidwani
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002432:Cecum / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome