Case Report

Solitary Cecal Diverticulitis: An Unusual Cause of Acute Right Iliac Fossa Pain—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Cases of cecal diverticulitis and therapeutic options.

AuthorNumber of patientsTreatment

Guven et al., 2014 [12]12Ileocecal resection/right hemicolectomy
Boselli et al., 2014 [20]3Right hemicolectomy
Kroening and Rai, 2013 [25]1Laparoscopic appendicectomy and excision of inflamed cecal diverticulum
Issa et al., 2012 [21]15Conservative medical therapy
Uwechue et al., 2012 [26]1Laparoscopic diverticulectomy
Paramythiotis et al., 2011 [27]1Right hemicolectomy
Altun et al., 2011 [28]1Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy
Kim et al., 2011 [23]61Conservative medical management
Park and Lee, 2010 [29]132Conservative therapy (102)/surgical management (30 patients)
Li et al., 2009 [30]18Right hemicolectomy
Griffiths and Date, 2007 [4]1Right hemicolectomy
Kurer, 2007 [2]1Right hemicolectomy
Ruiz-Tovar et al., 2006 [8]5Surgical management (ileocecal resection, right hemicolectomy)
Connonlly, 2006 [3]3Diverticulectomy/inversion of diverticulum
Abogunrin et al., 2005 [19]1Ileocecal resection and ileocolic anastomosis
Papapolychroniadis et al., 2004 [11]11Right hemicolectomy/conservative management
Fang et al., 2003 [24]85Conservative medical therapy (32 patients) and surgical management (67 patients)
Chedid et al., 2003 [31]4Conservative therapy (1 patient) and right hemicolectomy/ileotransverse anastomosis (3 patients)
Chiu et al., 2001 [9]30Appendicectomy and antibiotics
Lane et al., 1999 [5]49(Right hemicolectomy-80%, diverticulectomy-14%, appendectomy with drainage of intra-abdominal abscess-6%)
Pelosi III and Villalona, 1999 [32]1 (pregnant)Laparoscopic drainage, omental biopsy, and adhesiolysis
Harada and Whelan Jr., 1993 [13]90Surgical management (right colectomy/appendicectomy + antibiotics/diverticulectomy)
Fischer and Farkas, 1984 [15]12Appendicectomy and conservative management