Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Patients with Abnormal Position of the Appendix due to Mobile Caecum | Zendy

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Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Patients with Abnormal Position of the Appendix due to Mobile Caecum

Author(s) -

Hüseyin Toprak,

Mehmet Bilgin,

Musa Atay,

Ercan Kocakoç

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6900

pISSN - 2090-6919

DOI - 10.1155/2012/921382

Subject(s) - caecum , appendix , medicine , acute appendicitis , appendicitis , surgery , position (finance) , general surgery , paleontology , biology , finance , economics

Acute appendicitis is usually diagnosed on the basis of signs, symptoms, clinical history, physical examination, and results of laboratory tests.The position of the appendix can vary considerably, both in relation to the caecum and because of the inconsistent position of the caecum itself, and may cause variable clinical symptoms. We present the CT findings of surgically proven acute appendicitis associated with atypically located caecum in two patients.

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