An Unusual Approach to Diagnosing Stump Appendicitis Using Colonoscopy

Cureus. 2024 Dec 20;16(12):e76072. doi: 10.7759/cureus.76072. eCollection 2024 Dec.

Abstract

Stump appendicitis is a known post-appendectomy entity causing right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Usually, a patient with a prior history of appendectomy presents to the emergency room with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and stump appendicitis, which is visualized on computed tomography of the abdomen pelvis. We report a case of stump appendicitis diagnosed by colonoscopy and subsequently confirmed by surgery.

Keywords: appendicitis; colonoscopy; laparoscopic stump appendectomy; recurrent appendicitis; stump appendectomy; stump appendicitis.

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