title: Stump appendicitis and generalized peritonitis due to incomplete appendectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors: Istanbul University, Department of Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Durgun
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Baca
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Ersoy
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Kapan
mesh_terms: 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