Divertículo solitário de peco perfurado: relato de caso e revisão da literatura

Solitary diverticulum of the large intestine is an entity relatively rare, being more frequently found under the form of multiple diverticulum. Such diverticulum's are more common in the cecum and ascending colon and they are usually true diverticulum, in other words, they possess all of the walls of the intestine. When the cecum diverticulum develops for inflammation the patients come usually with suggestive symptoms of acute appendicitis. A case of diverticulum perforated of the cecum is related in a 49 year-old woman, whose diagnosis was only accomplished after the surgery. Clinical aspects, propedeutic and surgical therapy are discussed.