AIM: To compare experience with @entity1588 ( @entity1588 ) with literature on the indication for appendectomy in cases of solitary cecal @entity4436 . METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all cases of @entity1588 in our institution from September 2011 to March 2013. Data on sex, age, ethnic origin, presence of @entity158 in the right iliac fossa, duration of symptoms, diagnosis, management, intraoperative findings, histologic examination, hospital stay, complications, and follow-up were reviewed and analyzed. We compared this to related literature reported between 2000 and 2015. RESULTS: In the study period, 10 @entity1 presented with an @entity1588 . Male sex and Asian origin were predominant. All @entity1 had @entity158 in the right iliac fossa, with a duration of 2-5 days. In nine cases the diagnosis was made by clinical examination and laboratory testing. One @entity1 who had undergone a previous appendectomy was diagnosed with @entity1588 by computed tomography. This last @entity1 was treated conservatively, four @entity1 were treated with resection of the cecum "en bloc" with the last jejunal loop and appendix, and the other five @entity1 were treated with appendectomies. Two @entity1 had minor complications. All @entity1 were followed up for a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 24  months. No recurrence was recorded in either the case treated conservatively or the cases treated by appendectomies. CONCLUSIONS: In cases of operative but conservative treatment for @entity1588 , appendectomy could be justified to avoid misdiagnosis in case of future episodes of solitary cecal @entity4436 .

Intraoperative diagnosis of XXXX not requiring surgery: is appendectomy indicated?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1588 :: ('MESH:D002429', 'Disease') :: ['SCD', 'solitary cecal diverticulum'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity4436 :: ('MESH:D004238', 'Disease') :: ['diverticulitis']
@entity1588 :: (MESH:D002429,Disease) :: ['solitary cecal diverticulum']
