Right Hydronephrosis as a Complication of Acute Appendicitis
Joint Authors
Koca, Yavuz Savas
Okur, Selahattin Koray
Yıldız, İhsan
Barut, İbrahim
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute abdomen, but atypical appendicitis may lead to delayed diagnosis and related complications.
In this report, we present a very rare case of acute appendicitis causing right hydronephrosis.
Case Report.
A 54-year-old male patient who had been receiving antibiotic therapy due to the diagnosis of urinary tract infection for the last one week but had no clinical improvement was admitted to the emergency service.
Abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed right hydronephrosis and a pelvic abscess.
After appendectomy and abscess drainage had been performed, hydronephrosis was completely recovered.
Discussion.
The use of appendicitis scoring systems, abdominal ultrasonography (USG), abdominal CT, and diagnostic laparoscopy can be useful for the diagnostic process in patients presenting with acute abdomen.
In our patient, we considered that the surgical treatment was delayed since the symptoms of acute appendicitis were suppressed by the antibiotic therapy that was being administered due to the complaints including symptoms of urinary tract infections.
Conclusion.
Atypical appendicitis may cause a delay in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and thus may lead to serious complications such as right hydronephrosis, prolonged hospital stay, increased morbidity and mortality, and increased antibiotic resistance.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Okur, Selahattin Koray& Koca, Yavuz Savas& Yıldız, İhsan& Barut, İbrahim. 2016. Right Hydronephrosis as a Complication of Acute Appendicitis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Okur, Selahattin Koray…[et al.]. Right Hydronephrosis as a Complication of Acute Appendicitis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Okur, Selahattin Koray& Koca, Yavuz Savas& Yıldız, İhsan& Barut, İbrahim. Right Hydronephrosis as a Complication of Acute Appendicitis. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100718
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100718