Acute appendicitis presenting as small bowel obstruction: two case reports.
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.
Harrison
Sanjay
S
Department of General Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road, Sunderland SR4 7TP, UK.
Mahawar
Kamal
K
Brown
Dougal
D
Boobis
Leslie
L
Small
Peter
P