BACKGROUND: Diverticulum of the vermiform appendix is rarely encountered. Previous reports in the literature indicate that appendiceal @entity7261 without @entity32 are asymptomatic. METHODS: During the past 10 years, 217 @entity1 have been evaluated in our office for chronic lower @entity490 . Six @entity1 in this group were unusual in that no diagnosis could be made after a complete history, physical examination, and multiple imaging and laboratory studies. Each @entity1 had a normal computed tomography scan of the abdomen, upper endoscopy, colonoscopy, barium enema, and small bowel enteroclysis. Each of the 6 @entity1 underwent an exploratory laparoscopy and appendectomy. RESULTS: All 6 @entity1 in this series had acquired @entity7261 of the appendix with inspissated intraluminal secretions without histological evidence of @entity32 . The age range was 37 to 57 years. Most @entity1 were male, and most had a single @entity7261 projecting into the mesoappendix. All 6 @entity1 had complete resolution of their chronic @entity490 after the laparoscopic appendectomy. CONCLUSIONS: An unusual cause of mild chronic @entity490 can be the presence of appendiceal @entity7261 with inspissated intraluminal secretions. The evaluation of these @entity1 is usually normal. Exploratory laparoscopy with appendectomy should be the final evaluation for @entity1 with mild chronic @entity490 .

Diverticulum of the vermiform appendix is associated with chronic XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity32 :: ('MESH:D007249', 'Disease') :: ['inflammation', 'inflammations'] @entity7261 :: ('MESH:D004240', 'Disease') :: ['diverticulum'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain']
@entity490 :: (MESH:D015746,Disease) :: ['abdominal pain']
