Claudia A. Aceves-Quintero, Cirugía General, Hospital Ángeles Pedregal, Ciudad de México, México
José J. Castillo-García, Cirugía General, Hospital Ángeles Pedregal, Ciudad de México, México
Guillermo León-Merino, Cirugía General, Hospital Ángeles Pedregal, Ciudad de México, México
Rodolfo Cavalcanti-Bezerra, Cirugía General, Hospital Ángeles Pedregal, Ciudad de México, México
Acute appendicitis with diverticulitis is rare, and its presentation is similar to that of appendicitis, but symptoms generally last longer and the classic clinical progression is absent. We present a 50-year-old male with abdominal pain for 2 days and a CT scan suggestive of appendicitis; he underwent laparoscopic appendectomy, and histopathological examination revealed acute suppurative appendicitis with appendicular diverticulosis and diverticulitis. Appendicular diverticulosis is a rare condition with a varied clinical presentation; treatment consists of surgical appendectomy. This diagnosis should be considered in cases of acute appendicitis with atypical presentation, as the diagnosis is often incidental.
Keywords: Appendicitis. Appendiceal diverticulosis. Appendiceal diverticulitis. Appendectomy.