Single-incision laparoscopic ileocolectomy for solitary cecal colon diverticulitis with calcified fecalith: a case report.

Authors :: Shimizu A
Yoshimitsu M
Yano T
Chogahara I
Fukuhara S
Nakano K
Idani H
Okajima M
Ishida M
Satoh D
Choda Y
Shirakawa Y
Matsukawa H
Shiozaki S
Source :: Journal of surgical case reports [J Surg Case Rep] 2022 Aug 31; Vol. 2022 (8), pp. rjac323. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Aug 31 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: The prevalence of colonic diverticular disease has been on the increase in Japan due to an increase in westernized diet and a rapidly aging population. However, solitary cecal diverticulum is rare and considered congenital in etiology. Solitary cecal diverticulitis with calcified fecaliths is even rarer. Herein, we report a case of cecal colon diverticulitis caused by a calcified fecalith in a 38-year-old woman treated with single-incision laparoscopic surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this report describes the first case of cecal colon diverticulitis caused by a calcified fecalith that was successfully treated with single-incision laparoscopic ileocolectomy.<br /> (Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. © The Author(s) 2022.)

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