Small bowel intussusception with pelvic plastron secondary to acute appendicitis in child.
We report an unusual case of a 3-year-old child with appendicitis complicated by ileoileal intussusception. Although acute complicated appendicitis and concurrent ileoileal intussusception represent a possible cause of an acute abdomen, very few cases have been reported in the literature.
Blevrakis
Evangelos
E
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Heraklio, Greece.
Tampakaki
Zoi
Z
Dimopoulou
Anastasia
A
Bakantaki
Anna
A
Blevrakis
Emmanouil
E
Sakellaris
George
G
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007077:Ileal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007443:Intussusception / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents