Stump appendicitis: preoperative imaging findings in four cases |
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Authors: | Elena Martínez Chamorro Alicia Merina Castilla Beatriz Muñoz Fraile Laura Koren Fernández Susana Borruel Nacenta |
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Institution: | 1. Emergency Radiology Section, Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda. de Córdoba, s/n, Madrid, 28041, Spain
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Abstract: | Appendiceal stump appendicitis is a rare entity caused by inflammation of the appendiceal remnant after incomplete appendectomy. We describe four patients with inflammations of the appendiceal stump, which were preoperatively diagnosed using ultrasonography and/or multidetector computed tomography. Stump appendicitis is a complication that should be taken into consideration when patients with a history of appendectomy present with right lower quadrant pain. Imaging techniques play a key role in the diagnosis. |
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