Four Cases of Diverticulum of the Appendix

Sadao Hirano, Shin Oguma, Yoshio Matsuda, Yoji Anami

Department of Surgery, Saka General Hospital

Four cases of diverticulum or diverticulitis of the appendix were reviewed. A11 patients were males. The ages of the patients ranged from 35 to 64 years. In all cases, appendectomy was performed under suspicion of acute appendicitis. Pathologic examinations were conducted. In case 1, a diverticulum of the appendix was markedly inflamed. In case 2, inflammation was seen not only in the appendix but also in an acquired diverticulum. In case 3, acute appendicitis and an aquired diverticulum that was not inflamed were recognized. In case 4, only an acquired diverticulum of the appendix was inflamed. A diverticulum or diverticulitis was recognized or diagnosed after histological examination of the whole appendix. Therefore it is very important to examine the whole appendix histologically in order to avoid overlooking diverticula and diverticulitis of the appendix.

Key words
diverticulum of the appendix, diverticulitis of the appendix

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Sadao Hirano Department of Surgery, Saka General Hospital
16-5 Nishikicho, Shiogama, 985 JAPAN

Accepted
November 15, 1955

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