Intestinal hemorrhage three years after incidental appendectomy by total inversion.
A late hemorrhagic complication of incidental appendectomy by entire inversion is reported in a liver transplant child. The use of proper surgical technique for inversion appendectomy is emphasized, including total devascularization of the appendix before inverting it.
Reding
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R
Department of Liver Transplantation, St-Luc University Clinics, University of Louvain Medical School, Brussels, Belgium.
Clapuyt
P
P
Lengele
B
B
Veyckemans
F
F
Noel
H
H
Sokal
E
E
Otte
J B
JB
D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001656:Biliary Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques