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Case Reports
. 2022 Aug 9;6(9):647-648.
doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12804. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Left-sided acute appendicitis with congenital gastrointestinal malrotation

Van Trung Hoang  1 , Hoang Anh Thi Van  1 , The Huan Hoang  1 , Tien Hoai Vo  2 , Vichit Chansomphou  3
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Case Reports

Left-sided acute appendicitis with congenital gastrointestinal malrotation

Van Trung Hoang et al. JGH Open. .

Abstract

We describe a 28-year-old man with acute appendicitis associated with gastrointestinal malrotation. The diagnosis was confirmed by a computed tomography scan, and he was treated by laparoscopic appendectomy without a Ladd procedure.

Keywords: clinical intestinal disorders; computed tomography; gastroenterology; imaging; intestinal disorders.

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Figure 1
Coronal maximum intensity projection reconstruction computed tomography image showed dilated appendix in the left mid‐abdomen with congenital gastrointestinal malrotation. The appendix was located at the umbilicus with a diameter of about 8.5–10 mm, containing fluid inside and surrounding fat infiltration.
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