Appendiceal lithiasis: case report and review of literature
Izzo, L.; Riccardi, S.; Marini, M.; Caputo, M.; Lo Mele, L.; Costi, U.; Pulcinelli, V.; Kharrub, Z.; Luppi, G.; Guerrisi, A.; Del Monte, S.; Casullo, A.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 25(11-12): 398-401
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 15803814 Document Number: 575641
Appendiceal calculi are found in a limited percentage of patients. They are in association to an elevated prevalence of necrotic appendicitis and perforation of the appendix. The Authors report a case of acute appendicitis associated to appendiceal lithiasis with perforation of the organ. They emphasize the possibility to perform a preventive appendectomy in case of incidental appendiceal lithiasis. Besides they consider the differential diagnosis of the calcified images located in the lower abdominal quadrants with the aid of the various imaging methods available today, particularity sonography and computerized tomography.