Laparoscopic repair of perforated cecal diverticulitis

We present a case of cecal diverticulitis in a 15-year old Romani- girl, who underwent laparoscopy because of clinical suspicion of acute appendicitis. Intraoperatively a perforated cecal diverticulum next to a normal, uninflammated appendix was seen. To avoid ileocecectomy on a child, we excised th...

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Main Authors: K. Spacil, J. Meyer, M. Stehr, M. Schäfer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618303270