title: Appendicitis equals diverticulitis: a challenge to traditional dogma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M Mura
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Assifi
authors.forename: O Joe
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Hines
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution