Acute Perforated Appendicitis Associated with Appendiceal Diverticulitis in a Young Man: A Case Report with Literature Review

Abdulrahim Ahmed Abdulmomen; Anwar Saeed AlZahrani; Liqa Abdulrahman Al Mulla; Faten Othman Alaqeel

doi:10.12659/AJCR.934838

13 January 2022 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Acute Perforated Appendicitis Associated with Appendiceal Diverticulitis in a Young Man: A Case Report with Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis

Abdulrahim Ahmed Abdulmomen^1AEF, Anwar Saeed AlZahrani^1ADEF*, Liqa Abdulrahman Al Mulla^2AEF, Faten Othman Alaqeel^1AEF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.934838

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e934838

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Figure 2. Photomicrographs of the histopathology of the resected appendix using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and with 20× magnification. (A) A section through the appendix tip showing a thin-walled diverticulum containing acute inflammatory exudate (arrow). (B) A section through the appendix tip showing continuity of the diverticulum with marked inflammation (arrows) along with hypertrophy of the muscular wall (asterisk).

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