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

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

doi:10.1007/s10140-003-0316-1

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

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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Radiology

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	210-212
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emergency Radiology
Volume	10
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-003-0316-1
State	Published - Feb 2004

Keywords

Appendicitis
Computed tomography
Malrotation
Mucinous cystadenoma

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