Stump appendicitis and generalized peritonitis due to incomplete appendectomy.
Stump appendicitis is a rare clinical situation when there is incomplete appendectomy. A wide spectrum of diseases in the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain of the abdomen and presence of appendectomy operation in a patient's history delay the diagnosis. We report such a case of perforated stump appendicitis and generalized peritonitis occurring eight months after appendectomy.
Durgun
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Istanbul University, Department of Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baca
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Ersoy
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Kapan
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D000006:Abdomen, Acute; D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome