Appendicitis Secondary to Trauma following a Camel Kick: Case Report and Review of Literature
| Autor: | Omer Al-Yahri, Syed Muhammad Ali, Zainab Hijawi, Ali Toffaha, Mohannad Al-Tarakji, Fakhar Shahid, Saif Al-Mudares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain RD1-811 business.industry Case Report 030208 emergency & critical care medicine 030230 surgery medicine.disease Appendicitis Appendix Surgery body regions 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Blunt Abdominal trauma medicine Abdomen Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | Case Reports in Surgery, Vol 2021 (2021) Case Reports in Surgery |
| ISSN: | 2090-6919 2090-6900 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2021/6667873 |
| Popis: | Introduction. Independently, trauma and appendicitis are two of the most common conditions in surgical practice. Rarely, both conditions may coexist, which raises the controversy whether it is merely a coincidence or trauma may lead to acute appendicitis. Presentation of Case. We report a case of acute appendicitis after blunt abdominal trauma caused by a camel hoof kick to the abdomen in a young man and discuss the potential underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms with review of the pertinent literature. Conclusions. Blunt abdominal trauma caused by a camel kick to the abdomen requires a close observation of the patients. A camel kick may increase intra-abdominal pressure and cause internal organ injury including the appendix. Therefore, acute appendicitis should be considered in differential diagnosis in any patient with abdominal pain resembling appendicitis following blunt abdominal trauma. |
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