Open AccessAppendicular Torsion
Author(s) -
SiddharthPramod Dubhashi,
Bharat Khadav
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/1117-6806.169820
Subject(s) - vermiform , torsion (gastropod) , medicine , iliac fossa , appendix , differential diagnosis , anatomy , surgery , pathology , biology , paleontology
Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare condition detectable only at operation. It can be primary or secondary. This is a case report of 52-year-old female with 180° anti-clockwise rotation of the appendix. Torsion can further leads to strangulation and infarction of the organ. Appendicular torsion could be included in the differential diagnosis of pain in right iliac fossa.