Subhepatically located appendicitis due to adhesions: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis occurs frequently and is a major indication for acute abdominal surgery. Subhepatic appendicitis has rarely been reported and is more difficult to diagnose. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old man with multiple medical comorbidities presented with undifferentiated right...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ting, Joseph YS, Farley, Rebecca
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2584009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18973703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-2-339
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis occurs frequently and is a major indication for acute abdominal surgery. Subhepatic appendicitis has rarely been reported and is more difficult to diagnose. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old man with multiple medical comorbidities presented with undifferentiated right abdominal pain. Diagnostic difficulty was encountered due to subhepatic mal-location of the appendix and subsequently atypical presentation for acute appendicitis. CONCLUSION: Subhepatic anatomical location of the appendix makes it more difficult to diagnose acute appendicitis at any age, including in older adults.

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