title: An unusual cause of right lower quadrant pain: the caecum diverticulitis.
abstract: Purpose. In the study presented, preoperative examinations and surgical methods were discussed along with literature, regarding two cases who were operated with the prediagnosis of acute appendicitis and for whom caecum diverticulitis was determined. Case 1. 21 years old male patient who had applied to hospital with complaint of abdominal pain, underwent an operation with a prediagnosis of acute appendicitis. Right hemicolectomy was performed with mass perioperatively determined in caecum. Histopathological examination revealed necrosis and inflammation in diverticulum wall. Case 2. 36 years old female patient applied to emergency department with abdominal pain and underwent an operation with a prediagnosis of acute appendicitis. Appendectomy and diverticulectomy were performed for whom inflame diverticula in caecum was determined perioperatively. Histopathological examination was revealed acute inflammation in diverticulum wall. Conclusion. Although solitary caecum diverticulitis is a rarely encountered disease, it must be considered in the differential diagnosis of right lower abdomen pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Medical School, University of Balıkesir, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildar
authors.forename: Omer Faruk
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Kasım
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caglayan
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozkul
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavdar
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saygın