Diverticulitis of the ascending colon

On the basis of three case reports some aspects of diverticulitis of the caecum and ascending colon are discussed. The surgical treatment of congenital diverticula (mostly situated in the caecum) with inflammation should be as conservative as possible to minimize the risk of postoperative complications. Our two patients I and 2 with diverticulitis of the caecum were both treated by ileocaecal resection; possibly in case I diverticulectomy alone would have been sufficient. Patient 3 was treated by right hemicolectomy for a condition residual to (peri)diverticulitis of the ascending colon. In all three cases the postoperative course was uneventful.