title: Cecal diverticulitis is a challenging diagnosis: a report of 3 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cecal diverticulitis is an uncommon cause of acute abdominal pain and presents clinically similar to acute appendicitis. There are many perspectives concerning the management of this condition, ranging from different types of surgical resections to conservative treatment with antibiotics.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present 3 cases of cecal diverticulitis. One of the patients was treated conservatively with intravenous antibiotics and the other 2 were treated with surgical resection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Conservative treatment with intravenous antibiotics can be used in uncomplicated cecal diverticulitis. Complicated cecal diverticulitis is managed surgically and the type of resection depends mainly on the extent of inflammation.
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Dimitrios S
authors: DS
authors: Kyziridis
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Styliani N
authors: SN
authors: Parpoudi
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Nikolaos D
authors: ND
authors: Antoniou
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Dimitrios Ch
authors: DCh
authors: Konstantaras
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Moysis G
authors: MG
authors: Moysidis
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Emmanuel Ch
authors: ECh
authors: Christoforidis
authors: 4th Department of Surgery, G. Papanikolaou Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Konstantinos G
authors: KG
authors: Tsalis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed