Title of article
Acute Appendicitis Presenting as Unusual Left Upper Quadrant Pain
Author/Authors
Chuang,Tsung-Ju Department of Internal Medicine - Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan , Chen, Chun-Wen Department of Radiology - Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan , Lin, Hsin-Yuan Department of Surgery - Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan , Hsu, Wen-Hsiu Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology - Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan , Wang, Shou-Cheng Department of Internal Medicine - Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan , Tu, Chuan-Chou Department of Internal Medicine - Armed Forces Taichung General Hospital
Pages
4
From page
156
To page
159
Abstract
Appendicitis is the most common abdominal disease that requires surgery in the emergency ward. It usually presents as right lower quadrant pain, but may rarely present as left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain due to congenital anatomical abnormalities of the intestine. We report a patient who complained of persistent LUQ abdominal pain and was finally diagnosed by computed tomography (CT) as congenital intestinal malrotation complicated with acute appendicitis. It is important to include acute appendicitis in the differential diagnosis of patients who complain of LUQ abdominal pain. Abdominal CT can provide significant information that is useful in preoperative diagnosis and determination of proper treatment.
Keywords
Appendicitis , Intestinal Malrotation , Familial , Abdomen , Acute , Abdominal Pain
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Record number
2420163
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