Korean J Gastrointest Endosc > Volume 7(1); 1987 > Article

Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1987;7(1): 75-78.

대장내시경검사로 진단된 맹장계실염 1예 보고 ( A Case Report of Cecal Diverticulitis diagnosed by Colonofiberscopy )

유혜신, 유진홍, 한기돈, 홍영선, 고강규, 최규용, 차상복, 선희식 (Hye Sin Yu, Jin Hong Yoo, Ki Don Han, Young Seon Hong, Gang Kgu Ko, Kyu Yong Choi, Sang Bok Cha and Hee Sik Sun)

Abstract

Diverticular disease of the colon is frequently involved in Western countries, which in korea, it is regarding as rare disease. In Western the diverticulosis is mainly affected on left side and increasing in according to age and false type is more frequent than ture type. While in oriental countries, the diverticulosis of the colon is mainly affected on right side and it is more frequent in younger patients. Cecal diverticulitis is known to a very rare disease and very difficult to be differenciated from acute scopy has purnished another useful tool in the differential diagnosis of diverticular disease. We experienced a case of cecal diverticultitis which had been diagnosed by colonofiberscopy and reviewed literatures briefly.