Subhepatic appendicitis: diagnostic dilemma: a case report

Rajkishore Singh

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20160276

Authors

Rajkishore Singh Department of Surgery, Government Medical Colledge, Rajnandgaon, Chattisgarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20160276

Keywords:

Subhepatic Appendicitis (SHA), McBurney’s point, Tenderness, Malrotation

Abstract

Appendicitis in a subhepatic appendix causes confusion about the diagnosis and management. It is a very rare and complicated condition. This occurs due to malrotation of the gut. Very few cases of subhepatic appendicitis have been described in the literature .This paper reports a rare case of a subhepatic appendicitis and describes its management. A case of acute abdomen was admitted with diagnostic dilemma and managed successfully.

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