INTUSSUSCEPTION OF APPENDIX WITH CARCINOID-TUMOR - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
KANTAROVSKY A LEVY RD SMIT DP GRAYSON W
Citation
A. Kantarovsky et al., INTUSSUSCEPTION OF APPENDIX WITH CARCINOID-TUMOR - A CASE-REPORT, South African Journal of Surgery, 31(3), 1993, pp. 104-106
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
South African Journal of Surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00382361
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
104 - 106
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-2361(1993)31:3<104:IOAWC->2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
During an operation for suspected appendicitis, no appendix was found at the confluence of the caecal taeniae. A mobile mass in the caecum w as explored and intussusception of the appendix was identified. Histol ogical examination of the specimen revealed carcinoid of the appendix. The diagnosis and management of intussusception of the appendix are d iscussed.