Delayed Presentation of a Retained Fecalith.
acute appendicitis
appendectomy
colonoscopy
complications
fecalith
right iliac fossa pain
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
accepted:
24
06
2021
entrez:
2
8
2021
pubmed:
3
8
2021
medline:
3
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
A fecalith is a common cause of acute appendicitis, and laparoscopic surgery is the mainstay of its management. Literature review shows that a fecalith may be retained in the gut following a laparoscopic appendectomy in some rare cases. In most cases, the fecalith becomes symptomatic with time due to the formation of an abscess, fistulous tract, or inflammation of the appendicular stump (stump appendicitis). We report a case of retained appendicular fecalith presenting with symptoms similar to acute appendicitis, 15 years after laparoscopic appendectomy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34336423
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15919
pmc: PMC8312775
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e15919Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Ansari et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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