Penetration and Perforation of Terminal Ileum Diverticulitis

Background. Terminal ileum diverticulitis is a rare clinical disease. It can frequently mimic other processes, such as acute appendicitis. Diagnosis and therapeutic decision making (surgical or conservative treatment) can be complex. We report four interesting cases of terminal ileum diverticulitis....

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Main Authors: Fumito Saijo, Kentaro Sawada, Ryohei Nomura, Mitsuhisa Mutoh, Yoichi Narushima, Noriyuki Iwama, Fumie Nakayama, Hiromi Tokumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7361389