title: [Intussusception of the appendix. A rare cause of acute abdominal pain in childhood].
abstract: Intussusception of the appendix is a rare clinical entity and the preoperative diagnosis is challenging. We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with right-sided abdominal pain and concomitant peranal bleeding. Preoperative abdominal ultrasound showed partial appendicular intussusception which was confirmed by laparotomy. Appendectomy was carried out including a wide peripheral cecal ring. Peranal bleeding restarted 7 weeks after discharge and colonoscopy revealed ulcerative colitis. The etiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for appendicular intussusception are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kinderchirurgie, Elisabeth-Krankenhaus Essen, Klara-Kopp-Weg 1, Essen, Germany. eckert.kolja@arcor.de
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Eckert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Radeloff
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liedgens
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002432:Cecum / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007443:Intussusception / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography