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01-02-2004 | Case Report

CT presentation of ruptured appendicitis in an adult with incomplete intestinal malrotation

Authors: Chung Jung Lin, Chui Mei Tiu, Yi Hong Chou, Jen Dar Chen, Wen Yih Liang, Cheng Yen Chang

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 4/2004

Abstract

Intestinal malrotation is defined anatomically as a developmental anomaly. It may cause atypical clinical symptoms in relatively common intestinal disorders because of the altered anatomy. A 64-year-old man presented with acute mid-abdominal pain. Underlying incomplete malrotation prevented the correct clinical diagnosis of ruptured appendicitis. Computer tomography demonstrated typical signs of malrotation, i.e., right-sided duodenojejunal junction, left position of cecum, inverted position of the superior mesenteric vessels, and pathology revealed a ruptured appendix with an abscess and a coincident mucinous cystadenoma.

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Title: CT presentation of ruptured appendicitis in an adult with incomplete intestinal malrotation
Authors: Chung Jung Lin
Chui Mei Tiu
Yi Hong Chou
Jen Dar Chen
Wen Yih Liang
Cheng Yen Chang
Publication date: 01-02-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 4/2004
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-003-0316-1

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