Primary appendicular torsion causing an acute abdomen in a rare pediatric case

Appendicular torsion is a rare condition. Since the time of of the first report in 1918, documentation of this entity remain rare. The exact diagnosis is mainly made intra-operatively. This is a pediatric case report of 5-year-old girl with 360o anti-clockwise rotation of the appendix leading to an...

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Published inPAMJ clinical medicine Vol. 3; no. 52
Main Authors Meriem Braiki, Aymen Kawach, Bilel Faidi, Sana Mosbahi, Khaled Ben Ahmed, Sabeur Cherif
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published PAMJ 01.06.2020
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appendicitis
appendix
peritonitis
primary
secondary
torsion
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Summary:Appendicular torsion is a rare condition. Since the time of of the first report in 1918, documentation of this entity remain rare. The exact diagnosis is mainly made intra-operatively. This is a pediatric case report of 5-year-old girl with 360o anti-clockwise rotation of the appendix leading to an appendicular peritonitis. Subsequently, primary or secondary appendicular torsion could be included as an uncommon aetiology of acute appendicitis.
ISSN:2707-2797
2707-2797
DOI:10.11604/pamj-cm.2020.3.52.22362