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

Oguzkurt, P; Oguzkurt, L; Kayaselcuk, GÜLŞAH; Oz, S

doi:10.1007/s00383-004-1283-7

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, Scopus)

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.