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Acute right‐sided colonic diverticulitis mimicking appendicitis: A report of two cases
Author(s) -
Kahveci Servet,
Tokmak Turgut Tursem,
Yıldırım Afra,
Mavili Ertugrul
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.21967
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulitis , appendicitis , acute appendicitis , general surgery , radiology
We describe two right‐sided diverticulitis cases that presented with marked right iliac fossa tenderness with guarding and rebound and laboratory parameters resembling acute appendicitis. The imaging findings suggested diverticulitis in both cases. One of the patients underwent surgery and the other one was followed up with medical treatment. Awareness of these imaging findings may aid in the diagnosis of right‐sided diverticulitis, which is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2013