Open AccessStump appendicitis is a rare delayed complication of appendectomy: A case report
Author(s) -
Mehmet Uludağ,
Adnan İşgör,
Muzaffer Başak
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i33.5401
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , appendix , complication , abdominal pain , surgery , etiology , acute appendicitis , general surgery , lower abdominal pain , radiology , paleontology , biology
Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the residual appendix and one of the rare complications after appendectomy. Paying attention to the possibility of stump appendicitis in patients with right lower abdominal pain after appendectomy can prevent the delay of diagnosis and treatment. In patients with stump appendicitis, CT scan not only assists in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis but also excludes other etiologies. We report a 47-year old man with preoperatively diagnosed stump appendicitis by CT, who underwent an open appendectomy 20 years ago.