Intussusception of the vermiform appendix.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of Emergency Surgery, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.

Published: July 2015

Appendicitis is a common presentation to an acute general surgical on call team. It can be a difficult diagnosis at times, particularly in sexually active young women, in whom it is often surgically challenging. This case is of a relatively straightforward diagnosis, taken for laparoscopic appendicectomy that resulted in performing an open right hemicolectomy for a necrotic, intussuscepted appendix. Histology ultimately revealed the cause of intussusception and resultant infarction of the appendix to be endometriosis.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4513543PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-207584DOI Listing

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