Neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis is a common disease in older children but rare in neonates. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 2-day-old Asian baby who suffered from neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication. Laparoscopic appendectomy was successfully performed after the trans-...

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Autores principales: Saeki, Isamu, Yamanouchi, Takeshi, Tanaka, Sakura, Kawanami, Takashi, Mori, Ryou, Zaizen, Yoshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22963869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-6-286
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis is a common disease in older children but rare in neonates. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 2-day-old Asian baby who suffered from neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication. Laparoscopic appendectomy was successfully performed after the trans-umbilical division of adhesions, and the postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSION: There are few reports describing abdominal masses caused by appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication. The laparoscopic approach for neonatal appendicitis is considered to be a safe and useful therapeutic modality with good cosmetic results.

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