title: Stump appendicitis is a rare delayed complication of appendectomy: A case report.
abstract: Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of the residual appendix and one of the rare complications after appendectomy. Paying attention to the possibility of stump appendicitis in patients with right lower abdominal pain after appendectomy can prevent the delay of diagnosis and treatment. In patients with stump appendicitis, CT scan not only assists in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis but also excludes other etiologies. We report a 47-year old man with preoperatively diagnosed stump appendicitis by CT, who underwent an open appendectomy 20 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Atakent Mah. 3. Etap, Blok: D21/1, D:1, Kucukcekmece, Istanbul 34303, Turkey. drmuludag@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uludag
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isgor
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basak
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed