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ArticleCureus2023

Atypical Presentation of Diverticulitis in a Young Hispanic Male: A Case Report.

Sara Arfan, Ameya Nair, Timothy Stear

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sara ArfanDepartment of General Surgery, Windsor University School of Medicine, Cayon, KNA.
Ameya NairDepartment of General Surgery, Saint James School of Medicine St. Vincent, Arnos Vale, VCT.
Timothy StearDepartment of General Surgery, Community First Medical Center, Chicago, USA.
Community Medical Center · USSaint Vincent Health System · USWindsor University School of Medicine · KN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diverticulitis is a significant contributor to the number of hospital admissions and healthcare costs in Western societies. The authors present the case of an otherwise healthy 33-year-old Hispanic male presenting to the emergency department with complaints of abdominal pain, pneumaturia, and hematochezia. The patient had no underlying risk factors, substantial prior medical history, or typical symptoms of diverticulitis. He was diagnosed with acute diverticulitis with a presumed colovesical fistula. The unique clinical presentation and the intraoperative findings are discussed. The objective of this case report is to make clinicians aware of atypical presentations of acute diverticulitis and guide the appropriate diagnostic workup for young Hispanic males presenting to the emergency departments with complaints of abdominal pain.

Indexed as

acute diverticulitiscolovesical fistulacomplicated diverticulitiscost burdendiverticulosis

Identifiers

PMID37187641
PMCPMC10181893
OpenAlexW4365448905

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