en Laparoscopic Resection of Ileum Diverticulitis: A Case Report Basic Science Basic Science Case Report Case Report <sec> <div>Introduction</div> <p>Ileal diverticulum is a rare disease that presents with complications such as diverticulitis.</p> </sec> <sec> <div>Case Presentation</div> <p>We present an 81-year-old man with partial small bowel obstruction having abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting for 48 hours and a mobile abdominal mass. After CT scan, exploratory laparoscopy and small bowel resection was done with primary anastomosis.</p> </sec> <sec> <div>Conclusions</div> <p>When adhesion, internal hernia and malignancy are ruled out in patient presenting with partial obstruction and abdominal mass, other causes like diverticula must be considered.</p> </sec> Diverticulitis,Ileum,Intestinal Obstruction,Laparoscopy 100 110 http://annbsurg.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-31-188&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Abdolreza Pazouki 1003194753284600436 1003194753284600436 No Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Fatemeh Jesmi 1003194753284600437 1003194753284600437 No Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Peyman Alibeigi 1003194753284600438 1003194753284600438 No Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Mohammadreza Abdolhosseini 1003194753284600439 1003194753284600439 No Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Payam Nikoyan 1003194753284600440 1003194753284600440 Yes Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran