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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct;9(4):173-6.
doi: 10.4103/0972-9941.118835.

Stump appendicitis: A rare clinical entity

Abhinav Kumar  1 , Anil Sharma, Rajesh Khullar, Vandana Soni, Manish Baijal, Pradeep K Chowbey
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Case Reports

Stump appendicitis: A rare clinical entity

Abhinav Kumar et al. J Minim Access Surg. 2013 Oct.

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.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
CT scan of abdomen showing localized fluid collection suggestive of abscess in right iliac fossa
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Intra operative view of abscess in right iliac fossa
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Figure 3
Intra operative view of residual perforated appendicular stump
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Figure 4
Intra operative view of completion appendicectomy with endoscopic linear stapler
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