Open AccessRecurrent pain abdomen following appendectomy: Stump Appendicitis, a surgeon's dilemma
Author(s) -
Shah Tuhin,
Gupta Rakesh Kumar,
Karkee Rikesh Jung,
Agarwal Chandra Shekhar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.781
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , general surgery , abdomen , abdominal pain , surgery
Key Clinical Message Although there are many causes of pain right lower abdomen, stump appendicitis should always strike a clinician in postappendectomy patients even if it is a rare diagnosis. Here, we are discussing a 35‐year female with stump appendicitis who underwent completion appendectomy.