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Online Published: 27 May 2023
 


Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient

Yasmeen Adawi, Noor Radi, Enam Alasa, Lila Hameed Abu-Hilal, Yasmeen Alshami, Abdullah Alqurneh.


Abstract
Intussusception and acute appendicitis are two different causes of acute abdomen that potentially require surgery. The clinical presentation can be similar in both diagnoses with symptoms including abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. In addition to history and clinical examination, the similarity between them extended to include diagnostic imaging such as Computed Tomography (CT) scan as we report in our case. Unfortunately, a delay in diagnosing appendicitis or a misdiagnosis can lead to severe, life-threatening complications that include a burst appendix (perforation), abscess formation, peritonitis, sepsis, intra-abdominal adhesions, and bowel obstruction. In some tragic cases, delayed diagnosis of appendicitis can be fatal.
Herein, we report a case of a 50-year- old male who presented to our hospital with suspected intussusception, but it was later discovered that he had a perforated appendix and caecum, a rare complication of acute appendicitis.

Key words: perforated appendicitis, perforated cecum, intussusception


 
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Adawi Y, Radi N, Alasa E, Abu-Hilal LH, Alshami Y, Alqurneh A, . Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. Int J Surg Med. 2023; 9(4): 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578

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Adawi Y, Radi N, Alasa E, Abu-Hilal LH, Alshami Y, Alqurneh A, . Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. https://www.ejos.org/?mno=142539 [Access: September 12, 2024]. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578

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Adawi Y, Radi N, Alasa E, Abu-Hilal LH, Alshami Y, Alqurneh A, . Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. Int J Surg Med. 2023; 9(4): 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


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Adawi Y, Radi N, Alasa E, Abu-Hilal LH, Alshami Y, Alqurneh A, . Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. Int J Surg Med. (2023), [cited September 12, 2024]; 9(4): 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


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Adawi, Y., Radi, N., Alasa, E., Abu-Hilal, L. H., Alshami, Y., Alqurneh, A. & (2023) Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. Int J Surg Med, 9 (4), 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


Turabian Style

Adawi, Yasmeen, Noor Radi, Enam Alasa, Lila Hameed Abu-Hilal, Yasmeen Alshami, Abdullah Alqurneh, and . 2023. Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 9 (4), 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


Chicago Style

Adawi, Yasmeen, Noor Radi, Enam Alasa, Lila Hameed Abu-Hilal, Yasmeen Alshami, Abdullah Alqurneh, and . "Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient." International Journal of Surgery and Medicine 9 (2023), 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Adawi, Yasmeen, Noor Radi, Enam Alasa, Lila Hameed Abu-Hilal, Yasmeen Alshami, Abdullah Alqurneh, and . "Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient." International Journal of Surgery and Medicine 9.4 (2023), 28-30. Print. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Adawi, Y., Radi, N., Alasa, E., Abu-Hilal, L. H., Alshami, Y., Alqurneh, A. & (2023) Perforated Appendicitis Mimicking Intussusception in a 50-year-old male patient. International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 9 (4), 28-30. doi:10.5455/ijsm.136-1675267578


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