Volvulus of the appendix: a case report.
D'Souza GF, Abdessalam S
Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68102, USA. Gehaan@gmail.com
Volvulus of the appendix is an uncommon phenomenon in children (J Can Med Assoc.1966;95:926-927). Only a few reports exist in the literature concerning this subject. We describe a 2-year-old child who presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and was initially diagnosed as ruptured appendicitis with abscess. Attempt at computed tomography-guided drainage failed to produce purulent drainage, and the child was taken to the operating room for diagnostic laparoscopy. Operative findings revealed a volvulus of the appendix, and a laparoscopic appendectomy was performed.
Published 16 August 2011 in J Pediatr Surg, 46(8): e43-4.
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