Paula Loureiro Marcelo de, Bonin Eduardo, Leiner Camila, Weigmann Sheila Cristina, Fontana Aline
Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva do Instituto Jacques Perissat / Universidade Positivo e Membro da Retaguarda Cirúrgica do Hospital Santa Cruz de Curitiba- PR-BR.
Rev Col Bras Cir. 2011 Sep-Oct;38(5):365-8. doi: 10.1590/s0100-69912011000500015.
We present a case of a 54-year-old man with abdominal pain four hours after colonoscopy and upper endoscopy. Since he had had a polipectomy and an ulcer was seen in the terminal ileum, the diagnosis of appendicitis was even more difficult. The authors discuss the rarity of this situation and the minimally invasive approach to treat appendicitis.