Primary Torsion of the Vermiform Appendix and Undescended Cecum Treated by Video-Assisted Transumbilical Appendectomy
| Autor: | Valdemar Abrego-Moya, Aquiles Quiroga-Garza, Fernando Montes-Tapia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Torsion Abnormality medicine.medical_specialty Appendix digestive system Cecum otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Appendectomy Humans Video assisted Vermiform business.industry General surgery Torsion (gastropod) medicine.disease digestive system diseases Appendicitis Surgery body regions surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure Surgery Computer-Assisted Child Preschool Laparoscopy business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 19:839-841 |
| ISSN: | 1557-9034 1092-6429 |
| Popis: | 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 associated with an undescended cecum. A 3-year-old male patient with persistent pain in the right hypochondrium and peritoneal irritation underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, finding necrosis of the vermiform appendix 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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