A Case of Endoscopic Removal of a Giant Appendicolith Combined with Stump Appendicitis
| Autor: | Geum Soo Lee, Kyoung Wan You, Jong Hoon Lee, Hyeung Cheol Moon, Sang-Wook Park, Du Jin Kim, Gun Young Hong, Seung Ho Choi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Gastroenterology Medicine (miscellaneous) Case Report Delayed diagnosis medicine.disease Endoscopic removal digestive system Appendicolith Appendicitis Appendix Surgery Cecum surgical procedures operative Lower abdominal pain medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Right lower quadrant Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Stump appendicitis Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Endoscopy |
| ISSN: | 2234-2443 2234-2400 |
| DOI: | 10.5946/ce.2014.47.1.112 |
| Popis: | Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the residual appendix and is a rare complication after appendectomy. The physician should be aware of the possibility of stump appendicitis in patients with right lower abdominal pain after appendectomy so that delayed diagnosis and treatment can be prevented. Stump appendicitis is usually treated by surgical resection, and endoscopic treatment has not been reported previously. A 48-year-old man who had undergone appendectomy 35 years earlier presented to the hospital because of right lower quadrant discomfort. A computed tomography scan showed a large stone in the residual appendix. Colonoscopic findings revealed a large, smooth, protruding lesion at the cecum with a stone inside the appendiceal orifice. Endoscopic removal after incision of the appendiceal orifice was performed successfully. |
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