Presentation
Lower abdominal pain and fever
Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Acute appendicitis arising from a malrotated cecum
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Findings typical of appendicitis with thickening of the wall and surrounding soft tissue swelling. Resultant inflammatory mass incorporating the terminal ileum with secondary mural thickening.
Note the position of the ileo-cecal junction and appendix in the midline with colon to the left and small bowel to the right, as seen in malrotation.
Case Discussion
Findings typical of appendicitis.
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