Concurrent Acute Appendicitis and Type III Appendiceal Intussusception: A Case Report

Appendiceal intussusception is exceedingly rare. Although there are few case reports of concurrent ileocecal intussusception and acute appendicitis, to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of concurrent Type III appendiceal intussusception and acute appendicitis. We present the case of an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hurtado, Christopher G, Chen, Lily, Meckmongkol, Teerin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Pediatric Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9410702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36042991
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27310
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Sumario:Appendiceal intussusception is exceedingly rare. Although there are few case reports of concurrent ileocecal intussusception and acute appendicitis, to our knowledge, this is the first reported case of concurrent Type III appendiceal intussusception and acute appendicitis. We present the case of an 11-year-old male who underwent appendectomy with partial cecectomy for a Type III appendiceal intussusception with concurrent acute appendicitis.

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