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View of the Appendix with full visible diverticula.
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The removed specimen (Fig. 1, Fig. 2) was 11 cm long with multiple hyperaemic and oedematous diverticular protrusions.
Transversal histological section of an appendiceal pseudo diverticulum: M: mucosa; SM: submucosa; L: lymphatic nodule; ME: muscularis externa; P: peritoneum; A: appendicular lumen; D: diverticular lumen.
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The histological examination (Fig. 3) showed acute inflammation of appendiceal pseudodiverticula with acute peridiverticulitis and abscess.