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ArticleInternational journal of surgery case reports2014

Single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy for treating appendicitis in a patient with gastrointestinal malrotation.

Tomoya Tsukada, Masahide Kaji, Yuki Higashi, Shiro Terai, Koji Amaya, Koichi Shimizu

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Tomoya TsukadaDepartment of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishi-nagae, Toyama, 930-8550, Japan; Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-8641, Japan. Electronic address: tkd_tmy@nifty.com.
Masahide KajiDepartment of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishi-nagae, Toyama, 930-8550, Japan.
Yuki HigashiDepartment of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishi-nagae, Toyama, 930-8550, Japan.
Shiro TeraiDepartment of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishi-nagae, Toyama, 930-8550, Japan.
Koji AmayaDepartment of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishi-nagae, Toyama, 930-8550, Japan.
Koichi ShimizuDepartment of Surgery, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, 2-2-78 Nishi-nagae, Toyama, 930-8550, Japan.

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Abstract

introductionIntestinal malrotation is a rare congenital anomaly, and acute appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation is extremely rare. PRESENTATION OF CASE We report a rare case of a 47-year-old Japanese woman diagnosed with barium-related perforated appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation. We used a transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic approach to resect the appendix, and the procedure was completed successfully without perioperative complications. DISCUSSION: To our knowledge, single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation has not been reported yet. In cases with mobile cecum such as this one, mobilization from inflammatory adhesion of the surrounding structures is easy.

conclusionWe conclude that transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy is a simple and less invasive method for treating appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation.

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AppendectomyAppendicitisLaparoscopyMalrotationSingle-incisionTransumbilical

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PMID25048727
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