Left sided perforated appendicitis in an adult with malrotated gut

[摘要] Abstract The most common surgical emergency is acute appendicitis that requires urgent surgical intervention in majority of emergency departments. Intestinal malrotation is not a common surgical entity. Left sided lower abdominal pain commonly raises the possibility of acute diverticulitis. We present a very rare case of 50 year old male patient who presented in Emergency Room of our hospital with left sided abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation. His abdominal examination revealed tenderness.

[学科分类] 外科医学