title: Diverticulitis of the appendix, a distinctive entity: preoperative diagnosis by computed tomography.
abstract: Diverticular disease of the appendix is rare and is usually diagnosed during surgery. We report a case of a 50-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with right lower quadrant pain of 1-day duration. A preoperative diagnosis of appendiceal diverticulitis was made by computed tomography of the abdomen. The patient underwent emergency laparoscopic appendectomy, which confirmed the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Yishun, 768828, Singapore. spmanickam@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Manickam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Yishun, 768828, Singapore. ashchawla@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chawla
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Yishun, 768828, Singapore. dr.kabilan@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Kabilan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chokkappan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Yishun, 768828, Singapore. huimin.liu@mohh.com.sg.
authors.forename: Huimin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: Appendicitis; Appendix; Computed tomography; Diverticulitis