Primary torsion of the vermiform appendix and undescended cecum treated by video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy

Montes Tapia, Fernando Félix y Quiroga Garza, Aquiles y Abrego Moya, Valdemar (2009) Primary torsion of the vermiform appendix and undescended cecum treated by video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy. Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques, 19 (6). pp. 839-841. ISSN 1092-6429

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Resumen

Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare cause of appendicitis that is clinically indistinguishable from the classical presentation. In this paper, we present the first report in the literature of an appendicular torsion as- sociated with an undescended cecum. A 3-year-old male patient with persistent pain in the right hypochon- drium and peritoneal irritation underwent diagnostic laparoscopy, finding necrosis of the vermiform appen- dix caused by torsion of its base associated with an undescended cecum located in an indurated area of the subhepatic region. A video-assisted transumbilical appendectomy was performed.

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