Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma

Appendiceal inversion is an uncommon entity that presents a diagnostic dilemma for the gastroenterologist or surgeon. We present 2 cases that illustrate scenarios that may be encountered during colonoscopy. A discussion of the literature on this subject is also presented. An improved awareness of th...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Eric K., Arcila, Maria E., Steele, Scott R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2009
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3015910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19366551
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description Appendiceal inversion is an uncommon entity that presents a diagnostic dilemma for the gastroenterologist or surgeon. We present 2 cases that illustrate scenarios that may be encountered during colonoscopy. A discussion of the literature on this subject is also presented. An improved awareness of this condition will assist the endoscopist in the identification of this finding and direct the appropriate expectant management.
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spelling pubmed-30159102011-02-17 Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma Johnson, Eric K. Arcila, Maria E. Steele, Scott R. JSLS Case Reports Appendiceal inversion is an uncommon entity that presents a diagnostic dilemma for the gastroenterologist or surgeon. We present 2 cases that illustrate scenarios that may be encountered during colonoscopy. A discussion of the literature on this subject is also presented. An improved awareness of this condition will assist the endoscopist in the identification of this finding and direct the appropriate expectant management. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC3015910/ /pubmed/19366551 Text en © 2009 by JSLS, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits for noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not altered in any way.
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Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
title Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
title_full Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
title_fullStr Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
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title_short Appendiceal Inversion: a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Dilemma
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