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Acute appendicitis in the context of undescended cecum: laparoscopic management with restoration of the orthotopic anatomy
Papageorgopoulou, Chrysanthi Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos
Papageorgopoulou, Chrysanthi
Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos
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University General Hospital of Patras, Greece; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton
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2022-06
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Undescended cecum is a rare congenital abnormality; upon development of acute appendicitis though, the high position of the cecum results in atypical clinical symptomatology. We present a rare case of appendicitis in a patient with undescended cecum, which we managed laparoscopically, combining the appendicectomy with orthotopic repositioning of the cecum.
Key words: laparoscopy, malrotation, undescended cecum, emergency, surgery
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Papageorgopoulou C, Nikolakopoulos K, Seretis C. Acute Appendicitis in the Context of Undescended Cecum: Laparoscopic Management with Restoration of the Orthotopic Anatomy. Surg. Gastroenterol. 2022;27(2):161-3. doi: 10.21614/sgo-472.
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