Small bowel intussusception together with appendicitis in childhood: A case report

Abstract Simultaneous diagnosis of intussusception and appendicitis in the same patient have rarely been described in the pediatric population. We reported a small bowel intussusception case together with acute suppurative appendicitis. A 9 years old boy had abdominal colic pain and he had vomit fre...

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Published inJournal of pediatric surgery case reports Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 25 - 26
Main Authors Ozkisacik, Sezen Karaca, Erdem, Ali Onur, Coskun, Ozge, Yazici, Mesut
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 2015
Elsevier
Subjects
Appendicitis
Intussusception
Pediatric
Surgery
Appendicitis
Pediatric
Intussusception
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Summary:Abstract Simultaneous diagnosis of intussusception and appendicitis in the same patient have rarely been described in the pediatric population. We reported a small bowel intussusception case together with acute suppurative appendicitis. A 9 years old boy had abdominal colic pain and he had vomit frequently. On physical examination, he was awake, active and uncomfortable. Abdominal ultrasound (US) suggested ileoileocolic intussusception. Laparotomy was performed and an ileoileocolic intussusception was visualized. Ileoileocolic intussusception was reducted manually. After reduction appendix was visualized and it was acute suppurative appendicitis. Appendectomy was performed. Neither medical nor surgical problem occurred during long term follow-up. In conclusion, we though that it is important to examine the other pathologic conditions such as leading points, bowel complications and even appendicitis in case of intussusception.
ISSN:2213-5766
2213-5766
DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2014.11.004