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Left-sided perforated acute appendicitis in an adult with midgut malrotation: the role of computed tomography

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We report a case of left-sided perforated acute appendicitis in the patient with midgut malrotation. Embryology, clinical findings, and radiological presentation are discussed. Highly prevalent disease presents here in the unusual location and thus in the unusual presentation. The emergency room physician and radiologist should be aware of these unique clinical presentations so that appropriate surgical intervention may be initiated promptly.

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  1. Department of Surgery A, Rambam Medical Center, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 31096, Israel

    Shlomo Israelit & Dan Hershko

  2. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rambam Medical Center, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, POB 9602, Haifa, 31096, Israel

    Olga R. Brook, Beck-Razi Nira & Ludmila Guralnik

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Correspondence to Olga R. Brook.

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Israelit, S., Brook, O.R., Nira, BR. et al. Left-sided perforated acute appendicitis in an adult with midgut malrotation: the role of computed tomography. Emerg Radiol 16, 217–218 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-008-0746-x

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