title: Acute appendicitis presenting as small bowel obstruction: two case reports.
abstract: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical problem however the diagnosis is often overlooked when it presents as a small bowel obstruction. In this report we present two cases of elderly patients who presented with small bowel obstruction and raised inflammatory markers. Both patients were successfully treated with a laparotomy, adhesiolysis and appendicectomy and went on to make a good recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahawar
authors.forename: Dougal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boobis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Small