A Case of Acute Appendicitis Accompanied with Intestinal Malrotation

Appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation: imaging diagnosis features. Case report.

Intestinal malrotation is a rare pathological situation consisting of non-rotation or incomplete rotation of the primitive intestine. Due to the abnormal caecal position inflicted by malrotation, diagnosis of acute appendicitis is difficult. Ultrasonography (US) and Computed Tomography (CT) are relevant and complementary imaging techniques for establishing an otherwise elusive diagnosis. We pre...

Duodenal Obstruction Caused by Acute Appendicitis with Intestinal Malrotation in a Child

BACKGROUND In patients with intestinal malrotation, the diagnosis of acute appendicitis can be difficult due to atypical presentation. Duodenal obstruction caused by acute appendicitis with the presence of malrotation has rarely been reported in children. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 14-year-old male patient with bilious vomiting and abdominal distension. A diagnosis could not be made ...

A Rare case of Intestinal Malrotation presenting as Appendicitis in Late Adulthood

Appendicitis is a common surgical condition with various clinical presentations. The diagnosis could be obscured by underlying undiagnosed anatomical anomalies like intestinal malrotation. Intestinal malrotation is a rare foetal anomaly resulting from an incomplete, or failure of midgut rotation and fixation. 85% of cases have been estimated to present in the first two weeks of life. Presentati...

Left obstructive uropathy as a form of presentation of acute appendicitis in a patient with intestinal malrotation.

Adult Intestinal Malrotation: A Case Report

Midgut malrotation is an anomaly of intestinal rotation which occurs during fetal development and usually presents in the neonatal period. It is rare for malrotation to present in adulthood. We present a case of malrotation in an adult female patient who presented with cramping generalized right abdominal pain and vomiting of one day duration. A computed tomography abdominal scan and upper gast...