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18721014

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
Appendicoliths are formed by calcium salts and fecal debris layered and lodged within the appendix. They are detected on unenhanced X-rays in <10% of patients with appendicitis. When an appendicolith is found extraluminally, it is pathognomonic for perforation of the appendix. Moreover, retained appendicoliths are likely to be infected and to be the source of a postoperative intraperitoneal abscess, whereupon the only definitive treatment is surgical excision. In this paper, we describe an asymptomatic patient with evidence of an extraluminal appendicolith on computed tomography following successful conservative treatment for a periappendicular abscess. She underwent a laparoscopic interval appendectomy that included the removal of an extraluminal appendicolith and was released home on the following day. We advocate this approach in order to prevent the possible formation of an intra-abdominal abscess caused by an infected nidus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1092-6429
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
606-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Extraluminal appendicolith: an indication for interval appendectomy with intraoperative localization and removal of that potential cause of intra-abdominal abscess.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery A, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. refaelit@zahav.net.il
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports