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AuthorGhali, Mohamed Said
AuthorSaleem, Nitasha
AuthorKhalaf, Mohamed H
AuthorAlkubaisi, Ismail K
AuthorAli, Abdulhameed
AuthorAl Obahi, Mohammed
AuthorAl-Zoubi, Raed M
Available date2024-03-13T13:38:03Z
Publication Date2023
Publication NameJournal of Surgical Case Reports
ResourceScopus
ISSN20428812
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjad661
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/53040
AbstractAcute appendicitis is the most frequent cause of abdominal pain and acute emergency surgeries, with a mortality risk of 6-7% at its onset. Since atypical deviations in these structures are rare, they can lead to diagnosis confusion and increase the risk of a worsening of the patient's clinical picture. We present the case of a 35-year-old patient who had surgery after being diagnosed with acute appendicitis. Based on clinical assessment (Alvarado score 8), appendix agenesis was discovered intraoperatively and confirmed by postoperative pathology. Excess dissection while looking for the appendix caused an intraoperative complication of cecal damage, which was treated with a right hemicolectomy. Until now, just a few cases have been described in the literature. We record this case owing to its rarity and with the goal of further understanding the illness, which will lead to improved surgical results in similar patients.
Languageen
PublisherOxford University Press
Subjectacute appendicitis' appendix agenesis' hemicolectomy' surgery
TitleCongenital absence of appendix: a rare condition that could result in severe complications-a review of literature
TypeArticle
Issue Number12
Volume Number2023
dc.accessType Open Access


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