Appendicitis after Appendectomy: A Rare Presentation of Acute Appendicitis as Stump Appendicitis

Appendicitis is one of the frequent complaints for which patients visit the Emergency Department. Appendectomy is one of the most commonly performed procedures. Stump appendicitis is a rare but severe complication of appendectomy due to the inflammation of the remaining part of the appendix. Because it is rare and partly due to physicians’ lack of understanding of this entity, the diagnosis is highly delayed, leading to severe complications including perforation or peritonitis. This article aims to raise the importance and awareness and shed light on how possibly it could be avoided.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Appendicitis after Appendectomy: A Rare Presentation of Acute Appendicitis as Stump Appendicitis ; volume:16 ; number:2 ; year:2022 ; pages:441-445 ; extent:5 ; Case reports in gastroenterology ; 16, Heft 2 (2022), 441-445 (gesamt 5)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Ahmed, Fareed ; Asad, Sadia ; Salim, Shaharyar ; Soomar, Salman Muhammad

Further information

• DOI: 10.1159/000524118
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022092200561884380263
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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