Literature DB >> 27013858

Appendicular Torsion.

Siddharth Pramod Dubhashi1, Bharat Khadav2.   

Abstract

Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare condition detectable only at operation. It can be primary or secondary. This is a case report of 52-year-old female with 180° anti-clockwise rotation of the appendix. Torsion can further leads to strangulation and infarction of the organ. Appendicular torsion could be included in the differential diagnosis of pain in right iliac fossa.

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Keywords:  Anti-clockwise; appendix; primary; secondary; torsion

Year:  2016        PMID: 27013858      PMCID: PMC4785691          DOI: 10.4103/1117-6806.169820

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Niger J Surg        ISSN: 1117-6806


  7 in total

1.  Appendiceal torsion in an adult: case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Argyrios Tzilinis; Moshen H Vahedi; William S Wittenborn
Journal:  Curr Surg       Date:  2002 Jul-Aug

2.  Torsion of the vermiform appendix: a case report.

Authors:  T J R Bestman; M van Cleemput; G Detournay
Journal:  Acta Chir Belg       Date:  2006 Mar-Apr       Impact factor: 1.090

3.  Torsion of vermiform appendix.

Authors:  Y K Sarin; D Pathak
Journal:  Indian Pediatr       Date:  2006-03       Impact factor: 1.411

4.  Torsion of a mucocele of the vermiform appendix: a case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Chang Ho Lee; Min Ro Lee; Jae-Chun Kim; Myoung Jae Kang; Yeon Jun Jeong
Journal:  J Korean Surg Soc       Date:  2011-11-25

5.  Torsion of the Appendix.

Authors:  A E Carter
Journal:  Postgrad Med J       Date:  1959-12       Impact factor: 2.401

Review 6.  Primary acute torsion of the vermiform appendix.

Authors:  J F Val-Bernal; C González-Vela; M F Garijo
Journal:  Pediatr Pathol Lab Med       Date:  1996 Jul-Aug

Review 7.  Torsion of vermiform appendix: value of ultrasonographic findings.

Authors:  J Uroz-Tristan; X García-Urgelles; D Poenaru; R Avila-Suarez; B Valenciano-Fuentes
Journal:  Eur J Pediatr Surg       Date:  1998-12       Impact factor: 2.191

  7 in total
  1 in total

Review 1.  Torsion of the Vermiform Appendix: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Authors:  Wan Amir Wan Hassan; Yeng Kwang Tay; Marjan Ghadiri
Journal:  Am J Case Rep       Date:  2018-03-28
  1 in total

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