Adult Appendix Cecal Intussusception by Lymphoid Hyperplasia - A Rare Diagnosis

Abstract

The appendix invagination on the adjacent portion of the lumen of the caecum characterizes the appendix cecal intussusception, which is a rare disease -incidence of 0.01% of the general population. It can occur at any age -most commonly in the first fifteen years of life. Affects mainly men (5: 1 ratio).The pain can mimic acute appendicitis. The patient can have a variable intensity of pain in the right iliac fossa, accompanied by vomiting for several days, with change the intestinal peristalsis -may progress to constipation, diarrhea and melena. The authors report a case with computed tomography diagnosis of this rare disease. Keywords:Abdominal Pain/diagnosis; Appendix/diagnostic imaging; Intussusception/diagnosis; Intussusception/diagnostic imaging; Tomography, X-Ray Computed