Post-colonoscopy appendicitis: a rare entity

نویسندگان

  • Vipul D. Yagnik
  • Bhargav D. Yagnik
چکیده

A 35-year-old woman was admitted to the surgical ward complaining of right-sided lower abdominal pain. She had undergone colonoscopy a week previously. She was diagnosed with acute appendicitis following colonoscopy and laparoscopic appendectomy was performed via the 2-port technique. Post colonoscopy appendicitis is very rare with 14 cases reported since 1988.

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دوره 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012