Valentino’s syndrome: the simulation of an appendicitis

Alberto Manuel González Chávez; Alain Arturo García Vázquez; José Manuel Gómez López; Nicolás Leyva Pavón; José Luis Lemus Gómez; Diego Abelardo Álvarez Hernández; Mauricio Valdez Durón

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20171647

Authors

Alberto Manuel González Chávez Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1723-1975
Alain Arturo García Vázquez Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México
José Manuel Gómez López Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México
Nicolás Leyva Pavón Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7200-2513
José Luis Lemus Gómez Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México
Diego Abelardo Álvarez Hernández Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2340-6639
Mauricio Valdez Durón Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20171647

Keywords:

Abdominal pain, Acute abdomen, Appendicitis, Peptic ulcer, Valentino’s syndrome

Abstract

Acute abdominal pain is still the domain of the surgeon. Among the many differential diagnosis that should be considered, acute appendicitis must be one of the main options for the clinician. Even though we have excellent diagnostic tools nowadays, accomplishing an accurate diagnosis is not that easy. We all know that is better to perform surgery on a normal appendix than not operating an appendix that will result in complications; we also know that the diagnostic challenge will be higher in a female patient. But, what if right lower quadrant pain is produced by a pathology that doesn’t involve that anatomical region? We present two cases that clearly explain this situation.

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Author Biographies

Alberto Manuel González Chávez, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México

Attending surgeon. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

Alain Arturo García Vázquez, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México

Attending surgeon. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

José Manuel Gómez López, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UNAM Hospital Español de México, CDMX, México

Chief of Surgery. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.

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