title: A rare presentation of appendiceal diverticulitis associated with pelvic pseudocyst.
abstract: We report a case of a 32-year-old woman with episodic right lower quadrant abdominal pain. With the diagnosis of either acute appendicitis or tubo-ovarian abscess, she was treated with antibiotics, which successfully relieved the pain and the inflammatory findings. She repeated the clinical condition a few times and antibiotics worked each time. In a year, her subjective symptoms became milder, however, a giant pelvic cyst appeared. She had an exploratory laparotomy to confirm this diagnosis. Histopathological studies revealed herniated appendiceal mucosa through the muscular layer associated with chronic inflammation and marked fibrosis. Gynecological disorders such as endometriosis or lutein cyst rupture was denied. These findings represent appendiceal diverticulitis. We discuss the clinical features of the disease and its relation with the pelvic pseudocyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Yaizu City Hospital, 1000 Dobara, Yaizu-City, Shizuoka 425-8505, Japan. hirotaka.niwa@hospital.yaizu.shizuoka.jp
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005762:Gastroenterology / Q000379:methods*; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D010388:Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents