title: [Torsion of the vermiform appendix associated with intussusception].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vermiform appendix torsion is a rare condition, with only 25 cases recorded in the international literature. Our patient is the first case associated with intussusception.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 2-month-old female infant suddenly developed severe abdominal pain due to ileoceal intussusception. During surgical exploration, a tight intussusception was reduced. Three days later, a new laparotomy was required and we found torsion and perforation of the vermiform appendix. The patient underwent appendectomy, but there was dehiscence of the appendiceal stump and cecal perforation requiring a new surgical exploration. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Cirugía, UNAM, Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital Pediátrico Moctezuma, México.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baeza-Herrera
authors.forename: Luis Manuel
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: García-Cabello
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: León-Cruz
authors.forename: María de Lourdes
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Martínez-Rivera
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007443:Intussusception / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013529:Surgical Wound Dehiscence; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery