Diverticulum of the appendix as a finding in acute appendicitis

Divertículo de apéndice como hallazgo en una apendicitis aguda

González González, Daniel - Tarigo, Nicolás

Resumen:

Diverticular disease of the appendix is infrequent and its incidence is generally estimated by studying appendectomy specimens. They are usually asymptomatic, but can occasionally perforate and present clinically as acute appendicitis. In other cases they are associated with acute appendicitis. We present a clinical case of a 46-year-old patient who consulted for an acute abdomen that was interpreted as acute appendicitis and with such a diagnosis he underwent surgery. It was confirmed intraoperatively and in the study of the resection specimen that also reported the presence of an appendicular diverticulum.


La enfermedad diverticular de apéndice es infrecuente y en general su incidencia se estima mediante el estudio de piezas de apendicectomías. Habitualmente son asintomáticos, pero en oportunidades pueden perforarse y presentarse clínicamente como una apendicitis aguda. En otros casos se asocian a una apendicitis aguda. Se presenta un caso clínico de un paciente de 46 años que consultó por un cuadro agudo de abdomen que fue interpretado como una apendicitis aguda y con tal diagnóstico se operó. Se confirmó en el intraoperatorio y en el estudio de la pieza de resección que además informó la presencia de un divertículo apendicular.


Detalles Bibliográficos
2020
divertículo de ap´´endice
apendicitis aguda
Diverticulum of the appendix,
acute appendicitis
Español
Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/1913
Acceso abierto
Resumen:
Sumario:Diverticular disease of the appendix is infrequent and its incidence is generally estimated by studying appendectomy specimens. They are usually asymptomatic, but can occasionally perforate and present clinically as acute appendicitis. In other cases they are associated with acute appendicitis. We present a clinical case of a 46-year-old patient who consulted for an acute abdomen that was interpreted as acute appendicitis and with such a diagnosis he underwent surgery. It was confirmed intraoperatively and in the study of the resection specimen that also reported the presence of an appendicular diverticulum.