PERFORATED DIVERTICULUM OF THE VERMIFORM APPENDIX

Diverticulitis of the vermiform appendix is an often disregarded disea se. Diagnosis follows after appendectomy due to inflammatory complicat ions in the form of diverticulitis and appendicitis. Diverticula can a lso be found as a reason for complaints in histologically unaltered ap pendix or as an incidental finding. Diverticula of the vermiform appen dix are classified as false (acquired) or true (congenital). We report on the case of a 57-year-old man with a perforated appendix diverticu lum as reason for peritonitis and a paralytic ileus of the colon and s mall intestine.