Abdomen agudo secundario a invaginación apendicular / Acute abdomen secondary to appendiceal intussusception
An. pediatr. (2003, Ed. impr.)
; 82(1): e56-e59, ene. 2015. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-131670
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RESUMEN
La invaginación apendicular es una entidad rara que puede ocurrir a cualquier edad. Actualmente, están descritos pocos casos, en su mayoría hallazgos intraoperatorios. La conducta terapéutica suele ser quirúrgica, variando desde una apendicectomía hasta una hemicolectomía, principalmente para la toma de biopsia y descartar neoplasias. Se presentan 3 casos de ninos menores de 14 anos intervenidos por cuadro de dolor abdominal agudo localizado en la fosa iliaca derecha, uno de ellos con diagnóstico preoperatorio mediante ecografía y los demás con hallazgo intraoperatorio de invaginación del apéndice cecal, con apendicitis aguda confirmada histológicamente
ABSTRACT
Appendiceal intussusception is a rare condition that can occur at any age. Only a few cases have been reported, and most are found during surgery. The therapeutic approach is usually surgical, ranging from an appendectomy to a hemicolectomy, primarily for biopsy and to rule out possible malignancy. Three cases of children under 14 years who underwent surgery for acute abdominal pain located in the right iliac fossa are presented; one with preoperative diagnosis by ultrasound, and the other two with positive intraoperative findings of intussusception of the cecal appendix, with acute appendicitis being histologically confirmed
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Spain
Database:
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Main subject:
Appendectomy
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Appendicitis
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Intussusception
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
An. pediatr. (2003, Ed. impr.)
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía/España