Colonoscopic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception: a case report.
Intussusception of the appendix is an uncommon condition and the diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively. Intussusception of the appendix may mimic a neoplastic lesion. Colonoscopy is a valuable tool for diagnosis of the appendiceal intussusception. A 17-yr-old female admitted with repeated abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and febrile sensation. We diagnosed as appendiceal intussusception by colonoscopy, which showed a polypoid tumor (about 1.5 cm) in the cecum. This sessile polypoid mass looks like foreskin or glans. We present colonoscopic finding of appendiceal intussusception and review the literature.
Ryu
Byoung Yoon
BY
Department of Surgery, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. byryu@hallym.or.kr
Kim
Tae Hwa
TH
Jeon
Jang Yeong
JY
Kim
Hong Ki
HK
Choi
Young Hee
YH
Baik
Gwang Ho
GH
D000293:Adolescent; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis*