Stump appendicitis in children.
Stump appendicitis is a delayed complication of incomplete appendectomy. Reinflammation of possible residual appendiceal tissue should be considered in patients with right lower quadrant pain and a surgical history of appendectomy. In this report, we present 3 cases of stump appendicitis in children.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Heping District, Shenyang, PR China.
Xiao Bing
XB
Tang
Ri Bin
RB
Qu
Yu Zuo
YZ
Bai
Wei Lin
WL
Wang
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed