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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Retro-psoas appendicitis.

Bradley C Muncy, Rachel Desimone, Federico G Seifarth

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Bradley C MuncyDivision of Pediatric Surgery, WVU Medicine Children's Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
Rachel DesimoneDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Logan Health, Kalispell, Montana, USA.
Federico G SeifarthDivision of Pediatric Surgery, WVU Medicine Children's Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Federico.seifarth@hsc.wvu.edu.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The vermiform appendix (VA) is known to exhibit a wide range of anatomic variability, with clinical presentation correlating with certain known anatomic positioning. To the best of our knowledge, we describe the second known case of a retro-psoas muscle VA variant and the first known case of appendicitis in such a location. Retroperitoneal access was obtained, and the appendix was freed from the intermuscular recess between the psoas and iliacus. The peritoneal defect was primarily repaired, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 1 in good condition.

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AppendicitisAppendixAbdominal MusclesHumansPatient DischargePeritoneumGastrointestinal surgeryPaediatric Surgery

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PMID37730427
PMCPMC10514624

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