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Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review
INTRODUCTION: Appendicular agenesis is a rare condition that accounts for 1 of every 100,000 exploratory laparotomies, usually in clinical suspicion of appendiceal inflammatory processes with higher incidence in adults. CLINICAL FINDINGS: We present a case of a 19-year-old female with appendicular a...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8728466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34974355 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106740 |
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author | Giron, Felipe Rey Chaves, Carlos Eduardo Rodríguez, María Lina Conde, Danny Venegas, David Arango, Alberto |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Appendicular agenesis is a rare condition that accounts for 1 of every 100,000 exploratory laparotomies, usually in clinical suspicion of appendiceal inflammatory processes with higher incidence in adults. CLINICAL FINDINGS: We present a case of a 19-year-old female with appendicular agenesis who underwent exploratory laparoscopy in the context of appendiceal inflammatory process. CONCLUSION: Vermiform appendix agenesis is a challenging diagnosis made in most cases as an intraoperatively finding. Systematic revision of abdominal cavity should be performed after ruling out other causes of acute abdomen. No implications have been described in patients with appendix abnormalities. |
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spelling | pubmed-87284662022-01-11 Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review Giron, Felipe Rey Chaves, Carlos Eduardo Rodríguez, María Lina Conde, Danny Venegas, David Arango, Alberto Int J Surg Case Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Appendicular agenesis is a rare condition that accounts for 1 of every 100,000 exploratory laparotomies, usually in clinical suspicion of appendiceal inflammatory processes with higher incidence in adults. CLINICAL FINDINGS: We present a case of a 19-year-old female with appendicular agenesis who underwent exploratory laparoscopy in the context of appendiceal inflammatory process. CONCLUSION: Vermiform appendix agenesis is a challenging diagnosis made in most cases as an intraoperatively finding. Systematic revision of abdominal cavity should be performed after ruling out other causes of acute abdomen. No implications have been described in patients with appendix abnormalities. Elsevier 2021-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8728466/ /pubmed/34974355 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106740 Text en © 2021 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Giron, Felipe Rey Chaves, Carlos Eduardo Rodríguez, María Lina Conde, Danny Venegas, David Arango, Alberto Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review |
title | Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review |
title_full | Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review |
title_fullStr | Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review |
title_full_unstemmed | Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review |
title_short | Appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: Case report and literature review |
title_sort | appendicular agenesis as an unusual intraoperative finding in acute abdomen: case report and literature review |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8728466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34974355 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.106740 |
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