Complete invagination of the vermiform appendix of the cecum – a rare case in surgical practice
https://doi.org/10.24884/0042-4625-2020-179-6-72-76
Abstract
An extremely rare case of complete invagination of the vermiform appendix in a 45-year-old female patient caused by endometriosis is presented. Difficulties of preoperative diagnostics and determination of treatment tactics in the absence of specific clinical and instrumental data are demonstrated.
About the Authors
B. V. Sigua
North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sigua Badri V., Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Professor of the Department of Faculty Surgery named after I. I. Grekov
47, Piskaryovskii pr., Saint Petersburg, 195067
V. P. Zemlyanoy
North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zemlyanoy Vyacheslav P., Dr. of Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Faculty Surgery named after I. I. Grekov, Dean of the Faculty of Surgery
Saint Petersburg
A. A. Kurkov
North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kurkov Alexei A., Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Assistant of the Department of Faculty Surgery named after I. I. Grekov
Saint Petersburg
D. G. Berest
North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov
Berest Dmitriy G., Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Head of the Endoscopic Department
Saint Petersburg
SPIN-code: 9849-2820
S. A. Vinnichuk
North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vinnichuk Sergei A., Cand. of Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Pathological Anatomy, Head of the Central Pathology Department
Saint Petersburg
N. G. Lyubimov
North-Western State Medical University named after I. I. Mechnikov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lyubimov Nikolai G., Clinical Resident of the Department of Faculty Surgery named after I. I. Grekov
St. Petersburg
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Sigua B.V., Zemlyanoy V.P., Kurkov A.A., Berest D.G., Vinnichuk S.A., Lyubimov N.G. Complete invagination of the vermiform appendix of the cecum – a rare case in surgical practice. Grekov's Bulletin of Surgery. 2020;179(6):72-76. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.24884/0042-4625-2020-179-6-72-76
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