Stump appendicitis: A rare clinical entity

Abstract

Stump appendicitis is one of the rare delayed complications after appendectomy with reported incidence of 1 in 50,000 cases. Stump appendicitis can present as a diagnostic dilemma if the treating clinician is unfamiliar with this rare clinical entity. We report an 18-year-old patient with Stump appendicitis, who underwent completion appendectomy laparoscopically.

Keywords: Completion appendicectomy; laparoscopic appendectomy; stump appendicitis.

Figure 1

CT scan of abdomen showing localized fluid collection suggestive of abscess in right iliac fossa

Figure 2

Intra operative view of abscess in right iliac fossa

Figure 3

Intra operative view of residual perforated appendicular stump

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Intra operative view of completion appendicectomy with endoscopic linear stapler