Left-sided acute appendicitis with intestinal malrotation

Radiat Med. 2005 Mar;23(2):125-7.

Abstract

Intestinal malrotation is a rare anomaly of rotation and fixation of the midgut. Left-sided appendicitis occurs in association with two types of congenital anomalies, situs inversus and intestinal malrotation. We describe a rare case of left-sided acute appendicitis with intestinal malrotation in a 14-year-old boy, in which computed tomography (CT) was useful for a preoperative diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Appendicitis / complications*
  • Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Appendix / abnormalities*
  • Colon, Ascending / abnormalities
  • Duodenum / abnormalities
  • Humans
  • Jejunum / abnormalities
  • Male
  • Situs Inversus / complications*
  • Situs Inversus / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed