Abdominal CT-aided diagnosis of acute appendicitis in the presence of mobile cecum: A case report.

Journal: International journal of surgery case reports
Published Date: Dec 28, 2017

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: A mobile cecum is a frequently encountered congenital anomaly. It is important to recognize this atypical position of the cecum as it may interfere with an accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis.

Authors

  • Kentaro Yazawa
    Department of Surgery, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. Electronic address: yazawa@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • Yuki Azuma
    Department of Surgery, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. Electronic address: yazuma@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • Tomohiro Kurokawa
    Department of Surgery, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. Electronic address: kurokawa@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • Yuichiro Yoshioka
    Department of Surgery, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. Electronic address: yy0530@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • Giichiro Tsurita
    Department of Surgery, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. Electronic address: turita@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
  • Masaru Shinozaki
    Department of Surgery, IMSUT Hospital, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan. Electronic address: mshino@ims.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

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