title: [Volvulus of the vermiform appendix. A case report].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vermiform appendix torsion is a very rare condition, with only 25 cases recorded in the international literature. This patient is the second case registered in our country.
  
  
  METHODS
  A seven year-old female patient suddenly developed crampy central abdominal pain that gradually localized in the right lower quadrant. She had vomiting, but no fever. On examination there were acute abdominal signs and during surgical exploration vermiform appendix torsion was founded. The patient underwent appendectomy with an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Pediátrico Moctezuma, Secretaría de Salud del Distrito Federal, Mexico. drcarlosbaeza@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baeza-Herrera
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cortés-García
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Velasco-Soria
authors.forename: Arturo Hermilo
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Godoy-Esquivel
authors.forename: Moisés Alfredo
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Escobar-Izquierdo
mesh_terms: D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045822:Intestinal Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery