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Torsion of vermiform appendix with fecalith: a case report.

Wani I, Kitagawa M, Rather M, Singh J, Bhat G, Nazir M.

Department of Surgery, S,M,H,S Hospital, Srinagar, India. imtazwani@gmail.com.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare disorder, which causes abdominal symptoms indistinguishable from acute appendicitis and is found by chance during the laparotomy. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case (a 76-year-old male) suffering of torsion of the vermiform appendix with fecalith. It was twisted 540 degrees in an anti-clockwise direction. Appendectomy was done. CONCLUSION: Appendiceal torsion may be assocated with the presence of fecalith. This case is the oldest one among the patients with appendiceal torsion reported to literature.

PMID: 18577201 [PubMed - in process]

PMCID: PMC2442045