We report an unusual case of an 11-year-old Greek girl with complicated acute appendicitis. The pelvic plastron that had been formatted secondary to appendix perforation was mimicking appendiceal intussusception in the preoperative ultrasound and computed tomography images. Although acute complicated appendicitis and appendiceal intussusception may represent possible causes of acute abdomen no ...

The peri-appendiceal red patch (PARP) or appendiceal orifice inflammation (AOI) is a known complication of non-pancolonic ulcerative colitis (UC), but it is not well documented in the pediatric pathology and gastroenterology literature. Here we describe the youngest patient with this manifestation to date and provide a brief review on PARP associated UC.

Appendiceal adenocarcinoma typically presents as an incidentally noted appendiceal mass, or with symptoms of right lower quadrant pain that can mimic appendicitis, but local involvement of adjacent organs is uncommon, particularly as the presenting sign. We report on a case of a primary appendiceal cancer initially diagnosed as a rectal polyp based on its appearance in the rectal lumen. The man...

BACKGROUND The incidence of appendiceal cancers continues to rise at a very rapid pace. Although surgery has a central role in the management of appendiceal tumors, literature is lacking regarding the pattern and predictors of surgical treatment for patients with appendiceal cancers. We aimed to describe the surgical treatment for patients with appendiceal cancers, with emphasis on utilization ...

Appendiceal intussusception is a rare condition in an adult patient and may not be initially considered the differential diagnosis clinically or radiologically. It occurs due to organic cause idiopathically. We report 74-year-old who had polypoid lesion cecum on colonoscopy with no radiologic imaging was ultimately diagnosed grossly histopathologically as appendiceal intussusception. In conclus...

Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are rare and account for just 0.6 percent of gastrointestinal malignancies approximately 0.7-1 appendicectomy specimens. Most the appendicular detected incidentally. We, herein, report images a case 76 years old male patient who presented with dull pain in lower abdomen palpable lump right abdomen. A contrast enhanced computed tomography scan revealed an ileo-coli...

Mucoceles of the appendix are a group of mucus-filled lesions causing obstructive dilation of the ileocecal appendix. We report a rare case of giant appendiceal mucocele. A 48-year-old woman, with no discomfort, was admitted to our hospital after a mass was detected in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. The patient underwent right hemicolectomy on the basis of the clinical diagnosis of a ...