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Case Reports
. 2016 Apr 4;3(3):237-239.
doi: 10.14744/nci.2016.21043. eCollection 2016.

A serious conundrum for surgeons: Stump appendicitis

Mehmet Fatih Ekici  1 , Zulfu Bayhan  2 , Sezgin Zeren  2 , Bercis Imge Ucar  2 , Mehmet Korkmaz  2 , Ayse Nur Deger  3
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Case Reports

A serious conundrum for surgeons: Stump appendicitis

Mehmet Fatih Ekici et al. North Clin Istanb. .

Abstract

Stump appendicitis is an acute inflammation of remnant appendix, a rare complication of incomplete appendectomy. It may present as acute abdomen with history of appendectomy, which may cause delay in diagnosis. Therefore, incomplete appendectomy should be considered as a differential diagnosis of acute abdomen in patients with medical history of appendectomy. The present case is one of stump appendicitis 6 months after appendectomy. Stump appendectomy was performed and the patient was discharged 7 days after the operation without any complication.

Keywords: Acute abdomen; delayed surgery; stump appendicitis.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Yellow arrow: Periceceal free pelvic fluid, cecal inflammation; red arrow: Right lower quadrant with a dilated tubular structure (stump appendicitis).
Figure 2
Figure 2
On surface epithelium ulceration, all the layers of appendix wall leukocyte infiltration (Hematoxylin and Eosin ×100).
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