An exceptional cause of left lower quadrant abdominal pain

World J Gastroenterol. 2009 Jul 21;15(27):3451. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3451.

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is an exceptional cause of left lower quadrant abdominal pain. Computed tomography scan is the key to its diagnosis and helps to establish its early treatment. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient who presented acute appendicitis with redundant and loosely attached cecum which was diagnosed based on his left lower quadrant abdominal pain.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain* / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Pain* / etiology
  • Adult
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis*
  • Cecum / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Torsion Abnormality / diagnosis