RIGHT SIDED DIVERTICULITIS MIMICKING ACUTE APPENDICITIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF ONE-YEAR BARIUM ENEMAS FOR LOCATION OF DIVERTICULOSIS

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  • Linda PANTONGRAG-Brown Department of Radiology. Chulalongkorn Hospital
  • Ekwan CHANSUE Department of Radiology. Chulalongkorn Hospital

Abstract

Right-sided diverticulitis is an uncommon cause of acute abdomen. We present a case of right-sided diverticulitis, whose presentation mimics acute appendicitis. We also review the prevalence of diverticulosis in our hospital, which shows that right-sided diverticulosis is very common, found in about 66% of diverticulosis cases. Because of high incidence of right-sided diverticulosis in our region, awareness of right-sided diverticulitis is important, since the treatment for this condition is mostly nonsurgical, which is opposite to acute appendicitis.

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Published

2023-04-13

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PANTONGRAG-Brown L, CHANSUE E. RIGHT SIDED DIVERTICULITIS MIMICKING ACUTE APPENDICITIS: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF ONE-YEAR BARIUM ENEMAS FOR LOCATION OF DIVERTICULOSIS. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];7(1):29-33. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/550

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2001): January-April

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