title: Left-sided perforated acute appendicitis in an adult with midgut malrotation: the role of computed tomography.
abstract: We report a case of left-sided perforated acute appendicitis in the patient with midgut malrotation. Embryology, clinical findings, and radiological presentation are discussed. Highly prevalent disease presents here in the unusual location and thus in the unusual presentation. The emergency room physician and radiologist should be aware of these unique clinical presentations so that appropriate surgical intervention may be initiated promptly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery A, Rambam Medical Center, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Israelit
authors.forename: Olga R
authors.initials: OR
authors.lastname: Brook
authors.forename: Beck-Razi
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Nira
authors.forename: Ludmila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guralnik
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hershko
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001065:Appendix / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*