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Título: | McSwain type V appendix intussusception |
Autor(es): | Sousa, Maria Cotter, Jorge Teixeira, Pedro Alexandre Leão Araújo Gonçalves |
Data: | 12-Dez-2017 |
Editora: | BMJ Publishing Group |
Revista: | BMJ Case Reports |
Citação: | Sousa, M., Cotter, J., & Leão, P. (2017). McSwain type V appendix intussusception. BMJ case reports, 2017, bcr-2017 |
Resumo(s): | [Excerpt] Intestinal intussusception consists of distal migration of a segment from the intestine to the adjacent intestinal lumen. Appendicular intussusception (AI) is a rare disease that constitutes a clinical challenge. The incidence of AI is estimated at 0.01%.1 It is five times more frequent in men.2 Despite imaging and endoscopic advances, diagnosis remains a difficult challenge. The presentation of AI varies from asymptomatic to chronic pain.3 This case reports a 33-year-old woman with past gastro-oesophageal surgery and complementary appendectomy, which was evaluated for the chronic pain in the right lower quadrant. Colonoscopy (figure 1A,B) revealed intussusception of appendix type V. A laparoscopic caecum resection was performed. The postoperative was uneventful. Histology revealed AI with lumen obliteration by foreign body (suture of previous intervention). [...] |
Tipo: | Artigo |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/1822/51723 |
DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2017-219634 |
ISSN: | 1757-790X |
Versão da editora: | http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2017-219634.long |
Arbitragem científica: | yes |
Acesso: | Acesso aberto |
Aparece nas coleções: | ICVS - Artigos em revistas internacionais / Papers in international journals |
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