Torsion of vermiform appendix with fecalith: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare disorder, which causes abdominal symptoms indistinguishable from acute appendicitis and is found by chance during the laparotomy.


METHODS
We report a case (a 76-year-old male) suffering of torsion of the vermiform appendix with fecalith. It was twisted 540 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction. Appendectomy was done.


CONCLUSIONS
Appendiceal torsion may be assocated with the presence of fecalith. This case is the oldest one among the patients with appendiceal torsion reported to literature.
Wani
Imtiaz
I
Department of Surgery, S,M,H,S Hospital, Srinagar, India. imtazwani@gmail.com.
Kitagawa
Maki
M
Rather
Mudasir
M
Singh
Jang
J
Bhat
Gulam
G
Nazir
Mir
M