Diverticulosis of the vermiform appendix
Stordahl, A.; Haugstvedt, T.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 106(13): 1121-1122
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 3088762 Document Number: 277404
Vermiform appendix is an unusual site of diverticulosis. We present 3 examples of this entity and briefly review its pathogenesis and clinical significance. As a general rule, appendiceal diverticula are multiple, acquired naturally, and rarely associated with complications.