Open AccessSecondary torsion of vermiform appendix with mesoappendiceal lipoma
Author(s) -
Damir Grebić,
Franjo Lovasić,
Indira Benjak,
Ingrid Belac Lovasić
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.5144/0256-4947.2015.173
Subject(s) - medicine , vermiform , appendix , acute abdomen , abdomen , laparotomy , surgery , lipoma , physical examination , abscess , peritonitis , radiology , paleontology , biology
A torsion of the vermiform appendix with a mesoappendiceal lipoma is a rare condition. It is also a rare cause of acute abdomen, as such, the condition is diagnosed during surgery. This case report presents a 70-year-old male patient with lower right abdominal pain and signs of acute abdomen with an increased peripheral blood leukocyte count. An ultrasound examination revealed a mass of 9.6 cm2, which was suggested to be a perityphlitic abscess. An emergency operation was indicated, as the patient had clinical signs of acute abdomen. Laparotomy via a pararectal incision revealed the cause of the pain to be a torsion of the vermiform appendix caused by a mesoappendiceal lipoma. The apex of the appendix was perforated, which caused circumscript peritonitis. Both an appendectomy and an extirpation of the tumor were performed, and a surgical drain was placed in the wound, yielding an excellent postoperative clinical outcome.