Edvinas Dainius1, Lina Pankratjevaite2, Saulius Bradulskis1, Donatas Venskutonis1. 1. Department of Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania, Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Surgery, Kaunas Clinical Hospital, Kaunas, Lithuania. 2. Department of Surgery, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intussusception of the appendix is a very rare condition. It may clinically mimic acute or chronic abdominal diseases or can be asymptomatic. CASE REPORT: This paper describes our experience with intussusception of the appendix. We report a case of a female with appendiceal intussusception and ileum endometriosis. CONCLUSION: It is important to know about such a rare condition in order to avoid mistaking it with other abdominal diseases. However, diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively.
BACKGROUND: Intussusception of the appendix is a very rare condition. It may clinically mimic acute or chronic abdominal diseases or can be asymptomatic. CASE REPORT: This paper describes our experience with intussusception of the appendix. We report a case of a female with appendiceal intussusception and ileum endometriosis. CONCLUSION: It is important to know about such a rare condition in order to avoid mistaking it with other abdominal diseases. However, diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively.
Authors: R J Schlemper; R H Riddell; Y Kato; F Borchard; H S Cooper; S M Dawsey; M F Dixon; C M Fenoglio-Preiser; J F Fléjou; K Geboes; T Hattori; T Hirota; M Itabashi; M Iwafuchi; A Iwashita; Y I Kim; T Kirchner; M Klimpfinger; M Koike; G Y Lauwers; K J Lewin; G Oberhuber; F Offner; A B Price; C A Rubio; M Shimizu; T Shimoda; P Sipponen; E Solcia; M Stolte; H Watanabe; H Yamabe Journal: Gut Date: 2000-08 Impact factor: 23.059