Stump appendicitis after childhood incidental appendectomy

Abstract Stump appendicitis is a rare late complication of appendectomy. Most cases present months to years following surgery for acute appendicitis. Cases of stump appendicitis after incidental appendectomy are very rare. We present a case of stump appendicitis after incidental appendectomy during...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery Vol. 47; no. 11; pp. e15 - e17
Main Authors Yang, Yifan, Clark, Tyler R, Phan, Ho H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2012
Subjects
Appendectomy
Appendicitis - diagnosis
Appendicitis - etiology
Children
Humans
Incidental appendectomy
Male
Malrotation
Pediatrics
Postoperative Complications - diagnosis
Stump appendicitis
Surgery
Young Adult
Malrotation
Children
Incidental appendectomy
Stump appendicitis
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Summary:Abstract Stump appendicitis is a rare late complication of appendectomy. Most cases present months to years following surgery for acute appendicitis. Cases of stump appendicitis after incidental appendectomy are very rare. We present a case of stump appendicitis after incidental appendectomy during a procedure for duodenal obstruction as an infant.
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ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.06.017