Stump appendicitis: preoperative imaging findings in four cases.

Autor:	Martínez Chamorro, Elena, Merina Castilla, Alicia, Muñoz Fraile, Beatriz, Koren Fernández, Laura, Borruel Nacenta, Susana
Předmět:	APPENDICITIS diagnosis DIAGNOSTIC imaging RARE diseases INFLAMMATION APPENDECTOMY ULTRASONIC imaging COMPUTED tomography
Zdroj:	Abdominal Imaging; Dec2013, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p1214-1219, 6p
Abstrakt:	Appendiceal stump appendicitis is a rare entity caused by inflammation of the appendiceal remnant after incomplete appendectomy. We describe four patients with inflammations of the appendiceal stump, which were preoperatively diagnosed using ultrasonography and/or multidetector computed tomography. Stump appendicitis is a complication that should be taken into consideration when patients with a history of appendectomy present with right lower quadrant pain. Imaging techniques play a key role in the diagnosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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