Incidental Finding of Acute Appendicitis During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for an Acute Calculous Cholecystitis

Acute cholecystitis and appendicitis are among the most common conditions encountered by general surgeons; however, they are rarely described simultaneously. We are reporting a rare incidental finding of early acute appendicitis during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a 36-year-old lady who presente...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alkhurmudi, Mansour, Ali, Bandar, Alzaharani, Abdullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
General Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8905659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35282553
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.21973
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Sumario:Acute cholecystitis and appendicitis are among the most common conditions encountered by general surgeons; however, they are rarely described simultaneously. We are reporting a rare incidental finding of early acute appendicitis during laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a 36-year-old lady who presented to our emergency department with signs and symptoms of acute calculous cholecystitis. Laparoscopy has proved to be a highly useful and ideal tool in the diagnosis and treatment of such surgical situations.

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