Baeza-Herrera C, Cortés-García R, Velasco-Soria L, Godoy-Esquivel AH, Escobar-Izquierdo MA

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Background: vermiform appendix torsion is a very rare condition, with only 25 cases recorded in the international literature. This patient is the second case registered in our country.
Clinical case: a seven year-old female patient suddenly developed crampy central abdominal pain that gradually localized in the right lower quadrant. She had vomiting, but no fever. On examination there were acute abdominal signs and during surgical exploration vermiform appendix torsion was founded. The patient underwent appendectomy with an uneventful recovery.

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