Primary torsion of the vermiform appendix and undescended cecum treated by video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy
Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare cause of appendicitis that is clinically indistinguishable from the classical presentation. In this paper, we present the first report in the literature of an appendicular torsion as- sociated with an undescended cecum. A 3-year-old male patient with persi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc
2009
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uanl.mx/9441/1/2009Torsi%C3%B3nApendicularJLS.pdf |
| Summary: | Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare cause of appendicitis that is clinically indistinguishable from the classical presentation. In this paper, we present the first report in the literature of an appendicular torsion as- sociated with an undescended cecum. A 3-year-old male patient with persistent pain in the right hypochon- drium and peritoneal irritation underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, finding necrosis of the vermiform appen- dix caused by torsion of its base associated with an undescended cecum located in an indurated area of the subhepatic region. A video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy was performed. |
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