Open AccessCecal Polyp and Appendiceal Intussusception in a Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
Author(s) -
David J. Bailey,
Kenneth R. Courington,
Joel M. Andres,
Charles E. Bagwell,
Charles L. Hitchcock
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.206
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1536-4801
pISSN - 0277-2116
DOI - 10.1097/00005176-198709000-00030
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , intussusception (medical disorder) , colonoscopy , presentation (obstetrics) , abdominal pain , appendicitis , surgery , general surgery , abdominal mass , radiology , cancer , paleontology , colorectal cancer , biology
A 7-year-old boy developed recurrent abdominal pain. He was eventually discovered to have an inverted appendix via colonoscopy. At surgery, a polyploid intracecal mass was palpated at the base of the partially invaginated appendix. Resection of the cecal mass (histologically, a juvenile polyp) and appendix was easily accomplished. The types of clinical presentation and treatment of children with appendiceal intussusception are discussed.