title: Colonoscopic diagnosis of appendiceal intussusception: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. byryu@hallym.or.kr
authors.forename: Byoung Yoon
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Tae Hwa
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jang Yeong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Hong Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Gwang Ho
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Baik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis*