Is there appendiceal stump appendicitis?

• Published in: Cirugía pediátrica Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 208
• Main Authors: García Baglietto, A, Barceló Cañellas, C, Marhuenda Irastorza, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 10.10.2015
• Subjects: Appendectomy; Stump appendicitis; Appendectomy complication

Stump appendicitis is the remaining appendicular tissue inflammation after a variable length of time. It is a very infrequent pathology with a paucity in pediatric publications, and given the fact that a delay in its diagnosis could lead to an increased morbidity, this is the reason of its clinical...