Appendiceal intussusception mistaken for a polyp at colonoscopy: case report and review of literature

Alireza Salehzadeh, Salehzadeh A, Andrea Scala, Scala A, Jay N L Simson, Simson JN
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2010 · vol. 92(6) , pp. W46–8 · doi:10.1308/147870810x12699662981591 · PMID:20615304 · PMC5696876
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This case report describes a patient with appendiceal intussusception misdiagnosed as a polyp during colonoscopy, highlighting the radiological and endoscopic features of this condition through a literature review.

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We report a case of appendiceal intussusception which was erroneously labelled as a 10-mm polypoid caecal lesion on colonoscopy and, therefore, followed up over an 11-year period before the correct diagnosis was made. We present the radiological and endoscopic appearance of appendiceal intussusception and a review of the literature.

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Appendix Cecal Diseases Colonic Polyps Intussusception Cecal Diseases Colonic Polyps Colonoscopy Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Errors Female Humans Intussusception Middle Aged

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