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Purpose : Children with acute colonic diverticulitis(ACD), can be misdiagnosed with acute appendicitis.
Methods : We reviewed 15 cases of ACD during five years, from January 1998 to June 2002 retrospectively.
Results : Most patients(80%) with ACD in children presented with right lower quadrant pain. The primary diagnosis on admission was mostly acute appendicitis(87%), and all ACD in children occurred in... |
