title: [Appendiceal lithiasis: case report and review of literature].
abstract: Appendiceal calculi are found in a limited percentage of patients. They are in association to an elevated prevalence of necrotic appendicitis and perforation of the appendix. The Authors report a case of acute appendicitis associated to appendiceal lithiasis with perforation of the organ. They emphasize the possibility to perform a preventive appendectomy in case of incidental appendiceal lithiasis. Besides they consider the differential diagnosis of the calcified images located in the lower abdominal quadrants with the aid of the various imaging methods available today, particularity sonography and computerized tomography.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi La Sapienza di Roma, Dipartimento di Chirurgia P. Valdoni.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Izzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riccardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lo Mele
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Costi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pulcinelli
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kharrub
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luppi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guerrisi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del Monte
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casullo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male