Diverticulitis cecal simulando apendicitis aguda / Cecal diverticulitis mimicking acute appendicitis
Cir. parag
;
38(1): 28-31, jun. 2014. ilus, tab
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS, BDNPAR
| ID: biblio-972555
RESUMEN
Se describen cinco casos de diverticulitis cecal todos presentaban dolor leve a moderado en fosa iliaca derecha sin otros signos de toxicidad. Todos fueron intervenidos con diagnóstico inicial de apendicitis aguda. Tres casos no presentaron duda de ser diverticulitis cecal durante cirugía y se realizó diverticulectomía, en los otros dos se realizó colectomía derecha y anastomosis (por importante proceso inflamatorio y sospecha de cáncer). Uno de los casos con colectomía presentó dehiscencia, falla multiorgánica y óbito.
ABSTRACT
We describe five cases of cecal diverticulitis all of them present with mild or moderate pain in right lower quadrant without other toxicity sign. In all of them the initial diagnosis was acute appendicitis. At the surgery, three cases present no doubt of cecal diverticulitis and diverticulectomy was made, in the two others right colectomy with anastomosis was perform (because of important inflammation and suspicious of cancer). One of the colectomy cases present dehiscence, organ failure and death.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Appendicitis
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Diverticulum
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Diverticulitis
Limits:
Adolescent
/
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Cir. parag
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Paraguay
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad Nacional de Asunción/PY
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