title: A left-sided periappendiceal abscess in an adult with intestinal malrotation.
abstract: Left-sided periappendiceal abscesses occur in association with two types of congenital anomaly: intestinal malrotation and situs inversus. It is difficult to obtain an accurate preoperative diagnosis of these abscesses due to the abnormal position of the appendix. We present an unusual case of a left-sided periappendiceal abscess in an adult with intestinal malrotation, the diagnosis of which was a challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School, San 2-20 Geumam-dong, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 561-756, South Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Ro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong-Hun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Young-Kon
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed