NON-COMPLICATED CAECAL DIVERTICULITIS SIMULATING ACUTE APPENDICITIS: A CASE REPORT

The diagnosis of caecal diverticulitis is often confused with that of acute appendicitis. It is an uncommon condition, accounting for 3.6% of diverticular diseases [1]. Knowledge of this pathology is important for all clinicians. Abdominal computed tomography is more effective for preoperative diagnosis. We report in this work the clinical case and the management of a case of uncomplicated cecal diverticulum, observed in the Mohammed VI University Hospital of Marrakech in a 39-year-old woman, in May 2024. The abdominal Computed tomography scan allowed the diagnosis by objectifying multiple colonic diverticula more marked at the cecal level, one of which is the seat of stercolith, with a parietal thickening of the cecum. The patient received conservative management, hospitalized in the general surgery department, treated with intravenous antibiotics followed by oral antibiotics, and monitored clinically and biologically for complications. The patients follow-up was without complications and did not reveal any recurrence.