Acute appendicitis as a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction case report
Joint Authors
al-Qallaf, Alya
Shuayb, Abd Allah
al-Sharaf, Khalid
Behbehani, Abd Allah
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical condition with which patients present in emergency departments worldwide.
It is also a rare cause of intestinal obstruction.
Here, we report a case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a clinical picture of mechanical small bowel obstruction.
Leucocytosis was not demonstrated on the routine blood investigation in our case, in contrast to the findings for most patients with acute appendicitis.
Acute appendicitis, as the cause of the intestinal obstruction, was diagnosed by computed tomography of the abdomen.
The patient was treated using diagnostic laparoscopy and laparoscopic appendectomy.
This case was compared with those previously reported in the medical literature to determine the frequency of the case and the surgical management
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Qallaf, Alya& Shuayb, Abd Allah& al-Sharaf, Khalid& Behbehani, Abd Allah. 2017. Acute appendicitis as a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction case report. Qatar Medical Journal،Vol. 2017, no. 2, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791999
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Qallaf, Alya…[et al.]. Acute appendicitis as a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction case report. Qatar Medical Journal No. 2 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791999
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Qallaf, Alya& Shuayb, Abd Allah& al-Sharaf, Khalid& Behbehani, Abd Allah. Acute appendicitis as a rare cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction case report. Qatar Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791999
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 4
Record ID
BIM-791999