The Significance of Appendiceal Diverticulosis to the Emergency General Surgeon: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Acute appendicitis is a common acute general surgical presentation; however, variants in the appendicular anatomy and the presence of cancers can complicate the surgical management of this condition. Appendiceal diverticula (AD) are rare pathological outpouchings along the appendix body. These outpouchings complicate and obscure the surgical planes, making adequate surgical resection of the appendix difficult.

Patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving treatment with direct acting antivirals: How is this population changing?

Background And Aims: Direct acting antiviral agents (DAAs) have revolutionized the landscape of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) enabling treatment of all those infected. It remains to be determined how the characteristics of those receiving treatment are changing.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analysed all the patients with CHC who received treatment with DAAs in a large referral centre since 01/01/2015.