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- Acute appendicitis is a common reason for surgical intervention, while stump appendicitis is a rare complication that occurs in about 1 in 50,000 appendectomy cases.
- Patients with stump appendicitis may show similar symptoms to acute appendicitis, but prior surgery can lead to diagnostic delays.
- The article presents a unique case of recurrent stump appendicitis, highlighting its rarity in medical literature.
Article Abstract
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common reasons for abdominal surgery. Stump appendicitis, one of the rare complications of appendicitis surgery, is an inflammation that develops in the remaining part of the appendix following surgery and occurs at a rate of 1/50.000 in cases with appendectomy. Although patients manifest the same findings as those with acute appendicitis on physical examination and laboratory tests, the history of previous appendectomy may cause delays in diagnosis.. Complications such as perforation and peritonitis can develop if an early diagnosis cannot be made. In this article, we present the first case of recurrent stump appendicitis reported in the literature as far as we are aware.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.083 | DOI Listing |
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