An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco
The appendix is a diverticulum attached to the caecum. It can have variable lengths and locations. Acute inflammation from long appendix is a diagnostic challenge with unusual signs and symptoms. A 35 years old man admitted to the emergency department for an acute abdominal pain with low-grade fever...
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| author | Hicham Laraqui Mohamed Lamgari Mohamed Essarghini Aziz Zentar |
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| description | The appendix is a diverticulum attached to the caecum. It can have variable lengths and locations. Acute inflammation from long appendix is a diagnostic challenge with unusual signs and symptoms. A 35 years old man admitted to the emergency department for an acute abdominal pain with low-grade fever which had been present for 03 days. The abdomen Ultrasound showed minimal effusion in the right iliac fossa. He underwent an appendicectomy which revealed a very long appendix (23 cm in length) with tip reaching the sub hepatic area. The surgeon must kip in mind all anatomical variations of the appendix for making diagnosis and decisison to operate acute appendicitis because the increasing risk of morbidity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b458d8dda8f492084d4a0fd126716d82022-12-21T19:23:57ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882019-02-01327210.11604/pamj.2019.32.72.1815118151An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in MoroccoHicham Laraqui0Mohamed Lamgari1Mohamed Essarghini2Aziz Zentar3 Department of General Surgery, Military Hospital Rabat, Faculty of Medicine, Fes, Morocco Department of General Surgery, Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco Department of General Surgery, Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco Department of General Surgery, Military Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mohamed V University, Rabat, Morocco The appendix is a diverticulum attached to the caecum. It can have variable lengths and locations. Acute inflammation from long appendix is a diagnostic challenge with unusual signs and symptoms. A 35 years old man admitted to the emergency department for an acute abdominal pain with low-grade fever which had been present for 03 days. The abdomen Ultrasound showed minimal effusion in the right iliac fossa. He underwent an appendicectomy which revealed a very long appendix (23 cm in length) with tip reaching the sub hepatic area. The surgeon must kip in mind all anatomical variations of the appendix for making diagnosis and decisison to operate acute appendicitis because the increasing risk of morbidity. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/32/72/pdf/72.pdf appendixacute inflammationlong |
| spellingShingle | Hicham Laraqui Mohamed Lamgari Mohamed Essarghini Aziz Zentar An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco The Pan African Medical Journal appendix acute inflammation long |
| title | An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco |
| title_full | An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco |
| title_fullStr | An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco |
| title_short | An unusual presentation of appendicitis: a 23 cm long appendix in Morocco |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of appendicitis a 23 cm long appendix in morocco |
| topic | appendix acute inflammation long |
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