Left-sided appendicitis due to anatomical variation: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Left-sided appendicitis is a rare condition, and we report a patient with left abdominal heterotopia of the right colon complicated by acute appendicitis in the left lower quadrant.

Case presentation

A 39-year-old male was admitted to hospital following left lower abdominal pain for 1 day. Imaging examination by abdominal CT showed that the appendix was not clearly seen, and a mass was found in the left lower abdomen. Because the patient's abdominal pain was severe and the current diagnosis was not clear, after soliciting the patient's consent, we performed laparoscopic exploration. This exploration revealed that the cecum and ascending colon were located in the left iliac fossa, the appendix was swollen, the length of the appendix was approximately 6 cm, the di

SUBMITTER: Hu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9448879 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature