Intussusception of the appendix in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
This case report describes the clinical presentation and the radiographic, endoscopic, and pathologic findings in a patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) and intussusception of the appendix. This is the first time that intussusception of the appendix has been documented in a patient with CF. This disorder should be considered in the CF patient with cramping lower abdominal pain or rectal bleeding.
McIntosh
J C
JC
Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Mroczek
E C
EC
Baldwin
C
C
Mestre
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008551:Melena / Q000209:etiology