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Cir. gen ; 33(1): 58-62, ene.-mar. 2011. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-706827

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Objetivo: Describir el caso de un paciente con apendicitis del muñón apendicular y realizar una revisión de la literatura. Sede: Hospital Médica Sur. Diseño: Caso clínico. Descripción del caso: Masculino de 38 años de edad con antecedente de apendicitis complicada manejada quirúrgicamente hace 15 años. Cursa 48 horas con dolor abdominal tipo cólico, mal localizado, orientado hacia la mitad inferior del abdomen, durante las primeras 24 horas afebril, no náusea ni vómito; durante las siguientes 12 horas, el dolor se intensifica hasta llegar a ser 10 de 10, en hemiabdomen inferior, con fiebre de 38.5°C, con náusea sin vómito. Se encuentran datos de irritación peritoneal, leucocitosis con neutrofilia, estudios paraclínicos de imagen sugerentes de apendicitis aguda, por lo que se decide laparotomía exploradora. Durante la misma se evidencia, a nivel de ciego, remanente apendicular de aproximadamente 1 cm, con cambios isquémicos y perforación a nivel de la base del ciego. Se realiza hemicolectomía derecha con ileo-transverso anastomosis latero-lateral. El estudio histopatológico confirma apendicitis del muñón. Conclusión: Una complicación rara de la apendicectomía es la apendicitis del muñón apendicular, que se presenta cuando no se realiza una resección apendicular adecuada. Esto se debe a mala identificación de la base apendicular, por diversos motivos, lo que condiciona a dejar un muñón apendicular de más de 5 mm.


Objective: To describe a case of appendiceal stump appendicitis and to perform a literature review. Setting: Hospital Médica Sur (Third level health care private hospital). Design: Case report. Description of the case: Man of 28 years of age, with an antecedent of complicated appendicitis managed surgically 15 years ago. The patient had coursed for the last 48 h with colic-type abdominal pain, not well localized, oriented towards the lower half of the abdomen, he was without fever the first 24 h, he presented no nausea nor vomiting; 12 h later the pain intensified until reaching 10 of 10, in the lower hemiabdomen, with fever of 38.5°C and nausea but no vomiting. Peritoneal irritation data were found, leukocytosis with neutrophilia, imaging studies were suggestive of acute appendicitis; hence, it was decided to perform an exploratory laparotomy. During this, an appendicular remnant of approximately 1 cm was evidenced at the base of the cecum. Right hemicolectomy was performed with ileo-transverse latero-lateral anastomosis. The histopathological study confirmed appendicitis of the stump. Conclusion: Appendicitis of the appendiceal stump is a rare complication of appendicectomy, which occurs when the appendicular resection is not performed adequately. This is due to a wrong identification of the appendicular base, for diverse reasons, which leads to leave an appendiceal stump of more than 5 mm.

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