Kharel Himal, Pokhrel Nishan B, Kharel Zeni, Sah Dhruba
Orthopaedics, Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, NPL.
Internal Medicine, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Jan 17;12(1):e6687. doi: 10.7759/cureus.6687.
Acute appendicitis is a mimicker of a wide range of gastrointestinal and genitourinary pathologies. The diagnosis becomes more challenging when it is associated with intestinal malrotation. A rare case of left-sided acute appendicitis with asymptomatic undiagnosed intestinal malrotation is reported. A 32-year-old male without known comorbidities presented with left-sided abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasonography and computerized tomography scans showed intestinal malrotation with acute appendicitis. Exploratory laparotomy and appendectomy with Ladd's band release via midline incision were performed, and the patient had no issues on follow-up. Given the rarity of acute appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation, an increase in awareness of this anatomical variant is essential among emergency physicians, radiologists, and surgeons for prompt diagnosis and timely intervention.
急性阑尾炎可模仿多种胃肠道和泌尿生殖系统疾病。当它与肠旋转不良相关时,诊断变得更具挑战性。本文报告了一例罕见的左侧急性阑尾炎合并无症状未诊断出的肠旋转不良病例。一名32岁无已知合并症的男性出现左侧腹痛。腹部超声和计算机断层扫描显示肠旋转不良合并急性阑尾炎。通过中线切口进行了剖腹探查和阑尾切除术并松解Ladd束,患者随访无问题。鉴于急性阑尾炎合并肠旋转不良的罕见性,急诊医生、放射科医生和外科医生提高对这种解剖变异的认识对于及时诊断和干预至关重要。