A large radiopaque appendicolith in an 8-year-old child.
Acute appendicitis
appendectomy
appendicolith
laparoscopy
Journal
Journal of minimal access surgery
ISSN: 0972-9941
Titre abrégé: J Minim Access Surg
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101228183
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
pubmed:
31
1
2020
medline:
31
1
2020
entrez:
31
1
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Appendicoliths are one of the most common causes of acute appendicitis. However, giant radiopaque appendicoliths are rare, especially in paediatric age group. We report a case of acute appendicitis in an 8-year-old boy due to a large 2-cm radiopaque appendicolith treated successfully by laparoscopic appendectomy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31997785
pii: 277079
doi: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_229_19
pmc: PMC7597892
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
424-425Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None
Références
Clin Med Insights Pathol. 2011 Mar 30;4:1-4
pubmed: 21487530