title: [Primary intussuception of appendix (author's transl)].
abstract: A 2 years old female presents abdominal pain and rectal bleeding roentgenological and endoscopic investigations lead to the diagnosis of intussusception of the appendix. Surgically resected, the clinical course was uneventful and the patient promptly discharged. Primary intussusception of the appendix is a rare event (less than 200 cases recorded since 1858). The particularity of it, according the age of the patient, the clinical symptoms, and the endoscopic diagnosis are emphasized.
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Invagination primaire de l'appendice.