Torsion of the Diverticulum of the Appendix

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dc.contributor.authorEņģelis, Arnis
dc.contributor.authorZviedre, Astra
dc.contributor.authorPilmane, Māra
dc.contributor.authorPētersons, Aigars
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-10T09:35:01Z
dc.date.available2021-12-10T09:35:01Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractWe report a case of a 1-year-old girl, operated on due to the symptoms of acute appendicitis. Torsion, necrosis and perforation of the large diverticulum of the appendix vermiformis, causing peritonitis were found during the operation. The complete luminary connection between appendix and the diverticulum was proved. Although appendix vermiformis itself was not the reason for the peritonitis, it was removed together with the diverticulum. The child’s recovery after the operation was stable. The morphology revealed that the diverticulum of appendix vermiformis generally possessed features typical of a large intestine columnar epithelium, while its other layers, including a muscular layer and an irregularly expanded sub-mucosal layer, remained similar to the wall of the appendix. We suggest that the torsion of the true congenital diverticulum of the vermiform appendix mimicked acute appendicitis and caused peritonitis in the above-mentioned girl.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.format.extent6378853
dc.identifier.citationEņģelis, A, Zviedre, A, Pilmane, M & Pētersons, A 2011, 'Torsion of the Diverticulum of the Appendix', Acta Chirurgica Latviensis, no. 11, pp. 178-179.
dc.identifier.issn2199-5737
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/7020
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofActa Chirurgica Latviensis
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectappendiceal diverticulosis in children
dc.subjectappendiceal diverticulitis
dc.subjecttorsion of appendiceal diverticulum
dc.subjectcongenital appendiceal diverticulum
dc.subjectperitonitis in children
dc.subject3.1 Basic medicine
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.4. Reviewed scientific article published in Latvia or abroad in a scientific journal with an editorial board (including university editions)
dc.titleTorsion of the Diverticulum of the Appendixen
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