A 28-year-old previously healthy woman arrives in the emergency room complaining of 24 hours of anorexia and nausea, and lower abdominal pain that is more intense in the right lower quadrant than elsewhere. On examination, she has peritoneal signs in the right lower quadrant and a rectal temperature of 38.38°C (101.8°F). At exploration through an incision in the right lower quadrant, she is found to have a small, contained perforation of a cecal diverticulum. Which of the following statements regarding cecal diverticula is true?
ADiverticulectomy, closure of the cecal defect, and appendectomy may be indicated.
BCecal diverticula are often solitary but rarely require surgical intervention.
CCecal diverticula are typically acquired pseudodiverticula like sigmoid diverticula.
DCecal diverticula are pseudodiverticula that commonly present with perforation.
What is the treatment of choice for a 70-year-old male patient who presents with peritonitis secondary to ruptured diverticulitis?
AConservative
BPrimary resection and anastomosis
CWhipple procedure
DHartmann's procedure
A patient presents with abdominal pain, blood in stools and a palpable mass on examination. A Barium Study was performed, probable diagnosis is?
AVolvulus
BMeckel's Diverticulum
CDiverticulitis
DIntussusception
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