title: Appendiceal tie syndrome.
abstract: Intestinal knot syndromes such as ileosigmoid knots, ileal-ileal knots have been described in the literature. We describe a case of a long inflamed appendix wrapping around a loop of ileum causing an appendico-ileal knot, a rare form of closed loop obstruction with only five cases reported previously. The use of CT scanning prior to surgery is discussed and literature reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Western Australia, Australia. kaltul@optusnet.com.au
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cameron
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001065:Appendix / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*