An unusual cause of acute abdomen: torsion of colonic duplication over a duplicated appendix

Oguzkurt P., Oguzkurt L., Kayaselcuk F., Oz S.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.20, sa.9, ss.722-723, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00383-004-1283-7
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.722-723
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: colonic duplication, duplication of vermiform appendix, acute abdomen, VERMIFORM APPENDIX
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A 2-year old boy with torsion of colonic duplication, which had a proximal communication with the cecum via an incomplete duplicated appendix, is presented. The clinical picture and complications of this rare association are discussed.