title: Solitary cecal diverticulitis: an unusual cause of acute right iliac fossa pain-a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Solitary cecal diverticulitis is a rare cause of acute abdominal pain in the Western world. Its clinical presentation, in most cases, mimics acute appendicitis. A 38-year-old Caucasian man presented with acute abdomen and clinical signs of acute appendicitis. Laparotomy was performed and revealed an inflammatory, solitary diverticulum of the cecum. A typical appendectomy was performed and a catheter was inserted for draining percutaneously the inflamed diverticulum of the cecum. The patient had an uneventful recovery and was discharged on the 4th postoperative day. This frequently misdiagnosed condition, in most cases, is being suspected and identified intraoperatively as acute appendicitis. The aim of this study is to review the available different surgical management options and to present an alternative therapeutic approach that may be valuable under specific circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mudatsakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Marinos
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9414-0634
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nikolaou
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3494-5729
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krithinakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Michail
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2967-184X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matalliotakis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hippokrateion General Hospital, Attiki, 11527 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5406-4419
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Politis
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, General Hospital of Agios Nikolaos, Lasithi, 72100 Crete, Greece.
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andreadakis