A Case of Stump Appendicitis Secondary to Appendicular Fecolith.
| Autor: | Khazindar AR; Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, SAU. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2022 Feb 19; Vol. 14 (2), pp. e22388. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 19 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.22388 |
| Abstrakt: | A 32-year-old male patient presented to the emergency department with colicky peri-umbilical abdominal pain and nausea for two days. On examination, there was generalized lower abdominal tenderness with no fever. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis revealed signs of acute appendicitis. Upon further questioning, the patient gave a history of appendectomy that took place eight years ago. Although rare, stump appendicitis can occur. A radiologist should always consider stump appendicitis in the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2022, Khazindar et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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