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13 January 2022: Articles

Acute Perforated Appendicitis Associated with Appendiceal Diverticulitis in a Young Man: A Case Report with Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis

Abdulrahim Ahmed Abdulmomen A , Anwar Saeed AlZahrani A* , Liqa Abdulrahman Al Mulla A , Faten Othman Alaqeel A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934838

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e934838

Table 1. Clinical data of patients with appendiceal diverticulum from published literature.

Year/author [Ref]# of casesAge/gender/ regionPresentationMethod of diagnosisManagementAssociated neoplasms
2021/Williams JM, et al []1 185/Male/MayoAbdominal painRadiologicalNonoperatively (watchful waiting)NA
2017/Altieri ML, et al []2 140/Male/ ItalyAbdominal painHistologicalAppendectomyNA
2014/Zubieta-O’Farrill G, et al []3 173/Female/MexicoAbdominal painIntra-operativeLaparoscopic appendectomyNo neoplasm
2020/Fiordaliso M, et al []4 168/Male/ItalyAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNA
2019/Albeeshi MZ, et al []5 128/Female/Saudi ArabiaAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNA
2008/Lourenço RB, et al []6 161/Male/BrazilAbdominal painRadiologicalRight hemicolectomyNo neoplasm
2017/Constantin VD, et al []7 150/Female/RomainAbdominal painIntra-operativeOpen appendectomyNo neoplasm
2019/Hwala S, et al []8 144/Male/LebanonAbdominal painIntra-operativeLaparoscopic appendectomyNA
2009/Halder SK, et al []9 129/Female/IndianAbdominal painIntra-operativeAppendectomy, unspecifiedNA
2021/Onafowokan OO, et al []10 123/Female/USAAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNA
2006/Kabiri H, et al []11 142/Male/AfricanAbdominal painHistologicalOpen appendectomyNA
2016/Martínez JT, et al []12 38Age average (years) 46.71 Male 26 Female 12N/AHistologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedCarcinoid tumor 1 Villous adenoma 1 Serrated adenoma with low grade dysplasia 1
2019/Arenas- García V, et al []13 127/Male/SpainAbdominal painRadiologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNA
2015/Motos Micó J, et al []14 154/Female/SpainAbdominal painRadiologicalOpen appendectomyNA
2016/El-Saady A, et al []15 132/Male/EgyptAbdominal painIntra-operativeOpen appendectomyNA
2017/Joel C, et al []16 130/Female/USAAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNo neoplasm
2021/Bujold-Pitre K, et al []17 172/Male/N/AAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic right hemicolectomyNo neoplasm
2020/Memon A, et al []18 152/Female/USAAbdominal painIntra-operativeLaparoscopic appendectomySessile serrated adenoma
2018/Ng JL, et al []19 1A middle-aged Chinese maleAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyWell-differentiated Primary appendiceal adenocarcinoma
2018/Vass T, et al []20 165/Female/N/AAbdominal painHistologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNA
2018/Ogawa Y, et al []21 163/Male/N/AHemato-cheziaRadiologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNA
2017/Fernández Gómez-Cruzado L, et al []22 136/Male/SpainAbdominal painRadiologicalOpen appendectomyCarcinoid tumor
2015/Ozaki A, et al []23 151/Male/JapanAbdominal painHistopathologicalOpen appendectomyNeurofibroma
2015/Lange J, et al []24 152/Male/GermanyAbdominal painHistopathologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNo neoplasm
2015/Subramanian M, et al []25 150/Male/SingaporeAbdominal painRadiologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNo neoplasm
2014/Patil AY, et al []26 161/Female/USAAbdominal painRadiologicalLaparoscopic AppendectomyNo neoplasm
2013/Seker D, et al []27 135/Female/TurkeyAbdominal painIntra-OperativeAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
2013/Georgiou GK, et al []28 184/Male/GreeceFever & femoral hernia (De-Garengot’s hernia)HistopathologicalAppendectomy through an Inguinal IncisionNo neoplasm
2009/Heffernan DS, et al []29 146/Female/USAAbdominal painHistopathologicalOpen appendectomyNo neoplasm
2008/Yamauchi M, et al []30 168/Male/JapanFever and abdominal distentionRadiologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
2008/Niwa H, et al []31 132/Female/JapanAbdominal pain and diarrheaHistopathologicalAppendectomy through a midline laparotomyNo neoplasm
2006/Kubota T, et al []32 130/Female/JapanAbdominal pain and feverRadiologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
2004/Lanthaler M, et al []33 139/Male/AustriaAbdominal painHistopathologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
2001/Iki K, et al []34 184/Male/JapanAbdominal painRadiologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
2000/Lin CH, et al []35 146/Male/TaiwanAbdominal painHistopathologicalLaparoscopic appendectomyNo neoplasm
2000/Place RJ, et al []36 156/Male/USAAbdominal painHistopathologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
1990/Skaane P, et al []37 126/Male/NorwayAbdominal painRadiologicalAppendectomy, unspecifiedNo neoplasm
2009/Bokhary RY, et al []38 269/Male/USA74/Male/USAAbdominal painAbdominal painHistopathologicalHistopathologicalAppendectomy, UnspecifiedNo neoplasmNo neoplasm
2015/Ito D, et al []39 44N/AN/AN/AOpen appendectomyNA

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923