An endoscopic diagnosis of appendicular intussusception in chronic appendicitis.
We report a rare case of chronic appendicitis causing recurrent intussusception in a 33-year-old man who had recurrent episodes of right iliac fossa pain diagnosed clinically and confirmed by colonoscopy. This is the first known case with the rare combination diagnosed endoscopically.
Nyam
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Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.
Davendran
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Seow-Choen
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D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence