Combined duplication of the colon and vermiform appendix is one of the rare congenital anomalities of the alimentary tract. Only a few cases have been reported in the adult population. A 28-year-old man presented to t...Combined duplication of the colon and vermiform appendix is one of the rare congenital anomalities of the alimentary tract. Only a few cases have been reported in the adult population. A 28-year-old man presented to the clinic with a mass in the right flank. Imaging showed only a hydronephrotic atrophic kidney. The f inal diagnosis was only available at exploration. Combined duplication of the tubular colon and vermiform appendix was conf irmed histopathologically. The patient was treated with nephrectomy and complete resection of the duplicated colon and vermiform appendix. The patient recovered uneventfully,and has done well for the past year. This is believed to be one of the first reports of combined duplication of the tubular colon and vermiform appendix as a cause of hydronephrotic atrophic kidney in an adult patient.展开更多
Acute appendicitis,which requires immediate surgical intervention,is an important diagnosis in patients with acute abdomen.However,developmental abnormalities may interfere with the preoperative diagnosis and surgical...Acute appendicitis,which requires immediate surgical intervention,is an important diagnosis in patients with acute abdomen.However,developmental abnormalities may interfere with the preoperative diagnosis and surgical treatment in some cases.Agenesis and atresia of the cecal vermiform appendix is an extremely rare clinical diagnosis.In addition,preoperative diagnosis may be difficult in some cases.Thus,diagnosis of the congenital absence of the vermiform appendix requires a thorough exploration of the retrocecal and ileocecal regions.A 59-year-old male was admitted from the emergency services with right lower abdominal pain.A celiotomy was performed with the suspicion of acute appendicitis.However,an atresia of the vermiform appendix was observed.The patient's appendix was thus removed.Pathological examination confirmed suppurative appendicitis.This case underlines the importance of the clinical entity for surgeons who may deal with a similar case.展开更多
文摘Combined duplication of the colon and vermiform appendix is one of the rare congenital anomalities of the alimentary tract. Only a few cases have been reported in the adult population. A 28-year-old man presented to the clinic with a mass in the right flank. Imaging showed only a hydronephrotic atrophic kidney. The f inal diagnosis was only available at exploration. Combined duplication of the tubular colon and vermiform appendix was conf irmed histopathologically. The patient was treated with nephrectomy and complete resection of the duplicated colon and vermiform appendix. The patient recovered uneventfully,and has done well for the past year. This is believed to be one of the first reports of combined duplication of the tubular colon and vermiform appendix as a cause of hydronephrotic atrophic kidney in an adult patient.
文摘Acute appendicitis,which requires immediate surgical intervention,is an important diagnosis in patients with acute abdomen.However,developmental abnormalities may interfere with the preoperative diagnosis and surgical treatment in some cases.Agenesis and atresia of the cecal vermiform appendix is an extremely rare clinical diagnosis.In addition,preoperative diagnosis may be difficult in some cases.Thus,diagnosis of the congenital absence of the vermiform appendix requires a thorough exploration of the retrocecal and ileocecal regions.A 59-year-old male was admitted from the emergency services with right lower abdominal pain.A celiotomy was performed with the suspicion of acute appendicitis.However,an atresia of the vermiform appendix was observed.The patient's appendix was thus removed.Pathological examination confirmed suppurative appendicitis.This case underlines the importance of the clinical entity for surgeons who may deal with a similar case.
