Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation

Small bowel obstruction is a common cause of an emergency admission in the surgical wards. Acute appendicitis presenting with small bowel obstruction due to appendiceal knotting is a very rare and unsuspected condition in an emergency scenario. We report a case of acute small bowel obstruction in a...

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Published in:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
Main Authors: Chandan Chatterjee, Suvashis Dash, Sahana Gupta, Shibajyoti Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=10;spage=1016;epage=1017;aulast=Chatterjee
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description Small bowel obstruction is a common cause of an emergency admission in the surgical wards. Acute appendicitis presenting with small bowel obstruction due to appendiceal knotting is a very rare and unsuspected condition in an emergency scenario. We report a case of acute small bowel obstruction in a 26-year-old male who, on exploration was found to have small bowel strangulation due to appendiceal knotting. Though rare, the possibilities of such a diagnosis should be kept in mind in patients with small bowel obstruction with no known identifiable etiology.
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spelling doaj-art-53e5d7c8ab1a42ecb8a467b6e4cd33dc2025-08-19T20:45:59ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Medical Sciences1735-19951735-71362014-01-01191010161017Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulationChandan ChatterjeeSuvashis DashSahana GuptaShibajyoti GhoshSmall bowel obstruction is a common cause of an emergency admission in the surgical wards. Acute appendicitis presenting with small bowel obstruction due to appendiceal knotting is a very rare and unsuspected condition in an emergency scenario. We report a case of acute small bowel obstruction in a 26-year-old male who, on exploration was found to have small bowel strangulation due to appendiceal knotting. Though rare, the possibilities of such a diagnosis should be kept in mind in patients with small bowel obstruction with no known identifiable etiology.http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2014;volume=19;issue=10;spage=1016;epage=1017;aulast=ChatterjeeAppendiceal knottingappendicitisstrangulation
spellingShingle Chandan Chatterjee
Suvashis Dash
Sahana Gupta
Shibajyoti Ghosh
Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
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appendicitis
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title Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
title_full Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
title_fullStr Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
title_full_unstemmed Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
title_short Appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
title_sort appendiceal knotting causing small bowel strangulation
topic Appendiceal knotting
appendicitis
strangulation
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