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Cirujano general
Print version ISSN 1405-0099
Abstract
CAMACHO-AGUILERA, José Francisco and HERRERA-MORALES, José Manuel. Chronic appendicitis, a case of an unsolved dilemma. Cir. gen [online]. 2021, vol.43, n.4, pp.243-247. Epub June 09, 2023. ISSN 1405-0099. https://doi.org/10.35366/109127.
Introduction:
acute appendicitis is one of the most frequent surgical emergencies around the world. However, there is also an entity known as chronic appendicitis, a rare condition that has been studied over time in order to establish criteria for its diagnostic.
Clinical case:
we present the case of a patient with symptomatology of eighteen months of evolution, who underwent surgery; histopathological report compatible with chronic inflammatory changes.
Conclusions:
chronic appendicitis represents a diagnostic challenge that physicians must know and consider as a possible diagnosis and thus avoid complications.
Keywords : chronical abdominal pain; appendicitis; recurrent abdominal pain.