Appendicitis and malrotation.
A 13-year-old child was admitted with abdominal pain suggesting acute appendicitis, but with some atypical findings. A computed tomography scan showed an inflamed appendix and fecalith in the central abdomen, and malrotation. These striking images both established the diagnoses and were useful in planning the operative approach.
Vechvitvarakul
Suttatip
S
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children's Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467, USA.
Harris
Burton H
BH
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012399:Rotation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed