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Stump appendicitis: preoperative imaging findings in four cases

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Appendiceal stump appendicitis is a rare entity caused by inflammation of the appendiceal remnant after incomplete appendectomy. We describe four patients with inflammations of the appendiceal stump, which were preoperatively diagnosed using ultrasonography and/or multidetector computed tomography. Stump appendicitis is a complication that should be taken into consideration when patients with a history of appendectomy present with right lower quadrant pain. Imaging techniques play a key role in the diagnosis.

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  1. Emergency Radiology Section, Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Avda. de Córdoba, s/n, Madrid, 28041, Spain

    Elena Martínez Chamorro, Alicia Merina Castilla, Beatriz Muñoz Fraile, Laura Koren Fernández & Susana Borruel Nacenta

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Martínez Chamorro, E., Merina Castilla, A., Muñoz Fraile, B. et al. Stump appendicitis: preoperative imaging findings in four cases. Abdom Imaging 38, 1214–1219 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-013-0008-6

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