Right-sided diverticulitis: An unusual presentation of abdominal pain in children | Zendy

Hueng-Chuen Fan | Zendy; ShengYuan Ho | Zendy; Chang-Chieh Wu | Zendy; Chang-Hsien Liou | Zendy

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Right-sided diverticulitis: An unusual presentation of abdominal pain in children

Author(s) -

Hueng-Chuen Fan,

ShengYuan Ho,

Chang-Chieh Wu,

Chang-Hsien Liou

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of medical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176

H-Index - 12

eISSN - 2542-4939

pISSN - 1011-4564

DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.185218

Subject(s) - diverticulitis , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , abdominal pain , appendicitis , acute appendicitis , general surgery , case presentation , girl , surgery , psychology , developmental psychology

Acute diverticulitis is a rare and dangerous condition in a pediatric patient. The clinical presentation of right-sided diverticulitis mimics acute appendicitis. Hence, understanding the clinical presentation and treatment of right-sided diverticulitis is important. We report a case of right-sided diverticulitis in a 12-year-old girl and discuss the presentation and diagnosis of this disease

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