Left-sided complicated appendicitis associated with midgut malrotation. A case report

Authors

  • Luis Germán Pulgarín Ricardo Universidad CES
  • Natalia Mendoza Plata Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
  • Martín Ochoa Escudero Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
  • Jorge Hernando Donado Gómez Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.iatreia.13961

Keywords:

Acute appendicitis, Computed tomography, Midgut malrotation

Abstract

We report the clinical and tomographic findings in a 46-year-old man admitted to the emergency service at Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, in Medellín, Colombia. He had a bizarre abdominal pain history. An abdominal computed tomography evidenced left-sided complicated appendicitis associated with midgut malrotation. The latter is a rare anomaly due to lack of or incomplete rotation of the fetal intestine around the superior mesenteric artery between the tenth and twelfth weeks of gestation. Its incidence has been difficult to estimate as most cases are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, usually during childhood.

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Author Biographies

Luis Germán Pulgarín Ricardo, Universidad CES

Médico Radiólogo. Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Facultad de Medicina CES, Medellín, Colombia.

Natalia Mendoza Plata, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Médica interna. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.

Martín Ochoa Escudero, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe

Médico Radiólogo. Departamento de Radiología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe.

Jorge Hernando Donado Gómez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Médico Internista y Epidemiólogo clínico. Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe. Profesor Titular, Facultad de Medicina Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia.

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Published

2012-12-10

How to Cite

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Pulgarín Ricardo LG, Mendoza Plata N, Ochoa Escudero M, Donado Gómez JH. Left-sided complicated appendicitis associated with midgut malrotation. A case report. Iatreia [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 10 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];22(1):Pág. 77-79. Available from: https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/13961

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 1

Section

Case reports

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