CASE REPORT
Year : 2014  |  Volume : 7  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 758-759

Diverticulosis of appendix


Consulting General Surgeon, D.N.A. Hospital, Saraswati Hospital, Balahanuman Hospital, Residential Add., G-701, Satellite Garden Phase -1, Filmcity Road, Goregaon - East, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Falguni Rakesh Varma
Consulting General Surgeon, Res. address, G-701, Satellite Garden Phase -1, Filmcity Road, Goregaon - East, Mumbai - 400 063, Maharashtra
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DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.144868

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Diverticulosis of appendix is rarely encountered. It is an uncommon cause of lower-right quadrant pain. Whether it presents symptomatically or is an incidental finding during surgery understanding its clinical behavior is important for proper management since it can significantly increase morbidity and mortality. It is also likely to be associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei. Appendectomy is the treatment of choice. A case of diverticulosis of appendix is described


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