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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology 2020; 3(S 01): S85-S88
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1715538
Case Report

Imaging in Appendicular Diverticulosis with Appendicitis

Aruna R. Patil
1   Department of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Bhushan Chaudhari
1   Department of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Satyajit Godhi
2   Department of Gastrosurgery, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
,
Swarna Shivakumar
3   Department of Pathology, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Abstract

Appendicular diverticulosis (AD) is an extremely rare condition. They are either incidentally detected in a normal or inflamed appendix or as diverticulitis manifesting clinically as appendicitis. It is commonly a radiological or pathological diagnosis. On computed tomography (CT), AD can mimic focal perforation. There are reported associations between AD and appendicular adenocarcinoma. This case reports the classical features of AD on CT with background appendicitis.

Keywords

appendix - diverticulosis - computed tomography


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21 August 2020

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