Small bowel obstruction caused by appendiceal tourniquet.
True mechanical small bowel obstruction because of appendicitis is extremely rare. A case is presented, and diagnosis and treatment principles are discussed.
Dr. V. M. Government Medical College, Solapur, Maharashtra, India. santoshkumarndeshmukh@gmail.com
Santoshkumar Nagnath
SN
Deshmukh
Audumber N
AN
Maske
Sachin M
SM
Bote
Hrishikesh S
HS
Parashi
D000368:Aged; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology*; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male