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Stump appendicitis and generalized peritonitis due to incomplete appendectomy

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Stump appendicitis is a rare clinical situation when there is incomplete appendectomy. A wide spectrum of diseases in the differential diagnosis of right lower quadrant pain of the abdomen and presence of appendectomy operation in a patient’s history delay the diagnosis. We report such a case of perforated stump appendicitis and generalized peritonitis occurring eight months after appendectomy.

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  1. Istanbul University, Department of Surgery, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. V. Durgun, B. Baca, Y. Ersoy & M. Kapan

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Correspondence to B. Baca.

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Durgun, A.V., Baca, B., Ersoy, Y. et al. Stump appendicitis and generalized peritonitis due to incomplete appendectomy. Tech Coloproctol 7, 102–104 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-003-0018-4

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