Acute typhlitis caused by a caecal faecolith

Saleh Abdel-Kader; Suhail Al-Salam; Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

doi:10.1016/j.ajg.2016.06.004

Acute typhlitis caused by a caecal faecolith

Saleh Abdel-Kader, Suhail Al-Salam, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

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Isolated acute typhlitis caused by a caecal faecolith is extremely rare. Hereby we report such a case. A 30-year-old man presented clinically as acute appendicitis. During open surgery, an inflamed caecal mass was found. A limited colectomy including the mass and grossly health margins was performed. Histopathological examination confirmed that acute typhlitis was caused by an impacted caecal faecolith. The appendix was normal. Faecolith is an extremely rare cause of acute inflammation of the caecum presenting as a mass which is usually treated by limited right hemicolectomy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	102-104
Number of pages	3
Journal	Arab Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajg.2016.06.004
Publication status	Published - Jun 1 2016

Keywords

Caecum
Colectomy
Faecolith
Typhlitis

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Gastroenterology

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