Appendicitis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Appendicitis, including details on symptoms, surgery, causes, treatment.

Appendicitis after appendectomy.

Truty MJ, Stulak JM, Utter PA, Solberg JJ, Degnim AC

Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, 200 First St SW, Mayo West 12, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. truty.mark@mayo.edu

Appendectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. Residual appendiceal tissue left at the time of appendectomy may predispose to the rare development of stump appendicitis. Patients typically are seen with signs and symptoms similar to appendicitis; however, the diagnosis is often delayed owing to the low index of suspicion, which may result in perforation. We describe a patient with recurrent appendicitis after previous appendectomy and review the pertinent literature regarding this diagnostic dilemma.

Published 22 April 2008 in Arch Surg, 143(4): 413-5.
Full-text of this article is available online (may require subscription).

© 2004-2008 Appendicitis Research Today. All Rights Reserved.