Presentation
Right iliac fossa pain and localized guarding. Possible perforated appendicitis.
Patient Data
Age: 65
Gender: Female
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Acute perforation with gas under the right hemidiaphragm. Non-specific bowel gas pattern. No obstruction.
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Acute perforated diverticulitis with a pericolonic abscess anterior to the sigmoid colon.
Case Discussion
Acute diverticulitis has numerous complications including perforation, abscess formation and fistulation to adjacent structures, e.g. bladder and uterus.
it is important to recognize that not all right iliac fossa pain is appendicitis and that pre-operative CT is helpful for the surgeon, especially when in cases of atypical appendicitis or where the patient is outside the normal demographic.
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