
Challenge: This patient is not Asian. If he were Asian, how might the symptoms differ?
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Tics! Asians tend to have right-sided diverticula, whereas the most common site in the general population is the sigmoid.
exactly right!
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Tic-Tac-Toe I
The image shows diverticula (or "tics"); the clinical case suggests diverticulitis. 70% of diverticulitis in Western countries occurs with left lower quadrant pain; however, 75% of diverticulitis in Asians occurs with right lower quadrant pain.
Source: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
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