title: An endoscopic diagnosis of appendicular intussusception in chronic appendicitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Nyam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Davendran
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Seow-Choen
mesh_terms: 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