J Korean Soc Coloproctol.  2008 Jun;24(3):223-227. 10.3393/jksc.2008.24.3.223.

Appendiceal Intussusception Resected by Laparoscopy

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Lin Hospital, Handong University, Pohang, Korea.
  • 2Department of Medicine, Graduate School Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.

Abstract

The appendix has been reported to be a very rare leading point in intussusception with an incidence of 0.01% in surgical and postmortem specimens. In many cases it was developed by secondary conditions, such as polyps, carcinomas, or mucoceles. Some other cases had none of the initiating causes. Therefore, making an accurate diagnosis is important in providing the optimal treatment for the patient. Here, the author presents an appendiceal intussusception case of a 37-year-old male patient whose vermiform appendix had none of the initiating causes. The preoperative diagnosis was an appendiceal mucocele, but an appendiceal intussusception was detected after the operation. The patient was managed with a laparoscopic partial cecectomy and has been followed up.

Keyword

Appendiceal intussusception; Appendiceal invagination

MeSH Terms

Adult
Appendix
Humans
Incidence
Intussusception
Laparoscopy
Male
Mucocele
Polyps
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