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Case Reports
. 2018 Jul 5;102(1):48.
doi: 10.5334/jbsr.1566.

Acute Abdomen with Periumbilical Erythema

Petiot Alice  1 , Vassiliki Pasoglou  1
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Case Reports

Acute Abdomen with Periumbilical Erythema

Petiot Alice et al. J Belg Soc Radiol. .

Abstract

A 33-year-old man with a history of a Malone Antegrade Continence Enema Procedure presented to the Emergency Department with right lower abdominal pain. Computed Tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed an appendicitis of the appendicostomy with an associated appendicolith.

Keywords: Acute abdomen; Appendicitis; CT scan; Malone.

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Figure 1
Periumbilical erythema.
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Figure 2
Coronal reformatted and axial contrast medium-enhanced CT-scan images showing dilated and thickened intestinal structure (dotted arrow) between the caecum (arrowhead) and the umbilicus (arrow), containing a calcified deposit.
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References

    1. Saikaly, S, et al. Assessment of pediatric Malone antegrade continence enema (MACE) complications: Effects of variations in technique. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2016; 12: 246.e1–246.e6. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.04.020 - DOI - PubMed

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