title: Incidental Diagnosis of Appendiceal Abscess by Colonoscopy; A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Although complicated acute appendicitis is occasionally observed in general practice, the diagnosis of appendiceal abscess by colonoscopy is unusual. We report a case of appendiceal abscess with spontaneous drainage into the lumen of colon diagnosed during colonoscopy and resolved by the time of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Niknam
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fattahi
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Laleh
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahmoudi
keywords: Appendiceal Abscess; Colonoscopy; Surgery