Intussusception of the Appendix: A Case Report

Year 2012, Volume: 37 Issue: 4, 238 - 242, 01.12.2012

Ali Kagan Coşkun Muharrem Öztaş Eyüp Duran Taner Yigit Armagan Gunal Yusuf Peker

Abstract

Intussusception of the appendix is a rare condition. As the symptoms can mixed with acute apandicitis, the diagnosis is difficult both clinically and radiologically at the preoperative period. This article reports a case of appendiceal intussusception who was presented as acute abdomen. Although diagnostic imaging was improved, sometimes preoperative findings are not enough helpful for the diagnosis. Therefore doctors should consider alternative diagnosis such as appendicitis, tumor in addition to intussusception at acute abdomen .

Keywords

Appendix Vermiformis, Intussusception, Colon

Appendiks İntussussepsiyonu: Bir Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Appendiks intussussepsiyonu nadir görülen ve semptomlarının apandisite olan benzerliği nedeniyle hem klinik hem de radyolojik olarak preoperatif tanısı oldukça güç olan bir durumdur. Burada akut batın bulguları ile başvuran tanı ve tedavi sonrasında appendiks intussussepsiyonu olarak değerlendirilen olguyu bildirdik. Diagnostik görüntüleme yöntemleri gelişmiş olsa da bazen preoperatif dönemde tanı koymada yardımcı olmamaktadırlar. Bu yüzden doktorlar akut batın ile başvuran hastalarda akut apandisit, tümör ve ek olarak intussussepsiyonu alternatif tanı olarak düşünmeleri önerilir.

Keywords

Appendiks Vermiformis, Intussussepsiyon, kolon

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