Abstract

Appendicular diverticulosis is a very rare condition in which there is an acute inflammation of a diverticulum arising from the vermiform appendix. It was first described in 1893 by a pathologist named Kelynack [6]. Appendicular diverticulosis (AD) is most commonly found to be in age groups (>43 years) and mimics acute appendicitis in its presentation [2]. The cause of appendicular diverticulosis remains idiopathic but is thought to be secondary to orifice obstruction and subsequent inflammation which predisposes to the formation of false diverticula. Some are also thought to be congenital, based on the histology.