TY - JOUR

T1 - Torsion of the vermiform appendix

AU - Sutton, Paul

AU - Kosai, Nick

AU - Darbyshire, Daniel Stuart

AU - Varghese, Joseph

PY - 2012/10/5

Y1 - 2012/10/5

N2 - A 12-year-old boy with a history of intermittent right iliac fossa pain presented with an acute severe exacerbation. This was associated with a low grade pyrexia, raised inflammatorymarkers and evidence of localized peritonitis. At open appendicectomy it was discovered that a 6·5 cm appendix containing a large faecolith had torted and become necrotic. This was untwisted to reveal a narrow base but otherwise normal anatomy. Following appendicectomy, the base of the appendix was burried into the caecum, and the patient was discharged two days later. Appendicular torsion is a rare cause of both intermittent pain and indeed acute appendicitis.

AB - A 12-year-old boy with a history of intermittent right iliac fossa pain presented with an acute severe exacerbation. This was associated with a low grade pyrexia, raised inflammatorymarkers and evidence of localized peritonitis. At open appendicectomy it was discovered that a 6·5 cm appendix containing a large faecolith had torted and become necrotic. This was untwisted to reveal a narrow base but otherwise normal anatomy. Following appendicectomy, the base of the appendix was burried into the caecum, and the patient was discharged two days later. Appendicular torsion is a rare cause of both intermittent pain and indeed acute appendicitis.

UR - https://www.bjs.co.uk/image/torsion-vermiform-appendix/

M3 - Journal article

JO - British Journal of Surgery

JF - British Journal of Surgery

SN - 0007-1323

ER -