Intestinal stricturing as a late presentation of appendiceal abscess.
We report two patients in whom the primary presentation of an appendix abscess was atypical, and who later developed obstructive symptoms due to extrinsic intestinal stricturing from chronic inflammation. In one case a short ileal stricture was revealed on enteroclysis, in the other double contrast barium enema showed sigmoid stricturing.
Tasker
A D
AD
Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.
Nolan
D J
DJ
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications*; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*