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Caecal appendix lipomatosis in a pregnant patient mimicking acute appendicitis / Lipomatose do apêndice cecal em paciente grávida mimetizando apendicite aguda
Sanches, Laura Pereira; Rahal Júnior, Antônio; Falsarella, Priscila Mina; Carvalho, Vithor de Oliveira; Valle, Leonardo Guedes Moreira; Francisco Neto, Miguel José; Garcia, Rodrigo Gobbo; Funari, Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão.
  • Sanches, Laura Pereira; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Rahal Júnior, Antônio; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Falsarella, Priscila Mina; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Carvalho, Vithor de Oliveira; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Valle, Leonardo Guedes Moreira; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Francisco Neto, Miguel José; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Garcia, Rodrigo Gobbo; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
  • Funari, Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão; Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. São Paulo. BR
Einstein (Säo Paulo) ; 18: eRC5415, 2020. graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1142881
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT A 34-years-old pregnant woman admitted in the emergency unit complaining about worsening right iliac fossa pain for 2 days. Acute appendicitis was the suspected diagnosis. Laboratory exams were ordered and results were within normal limits for infectious and inflammatory aspects. Ultrasound scan revealed a pregnancy in course without alterations and a thickness of the appendix wall without inflammatory signs in the surrounding tissue. Because the suspicion of acute appendicitis remained, a magnetic resonance was done and confirmed the diagnosis of a cecal appendix lipomatosis.
RESUMO
RESUMO Paciente de 34 anos, do sexo feminino, grávida, chega ao pronto-socorro com queixa de dor na fossa ilíaca direita piorando nos últimos 2 dias com suspeita de apendicite aguda. Foram solicitados exames laboratoriais, que estavam dentro dos limites de normalidade para aspectos infecciosos e inflamatórios. Exame de imagem também foi solicitado, sendo a ultrassonografia o método de escolha, que revelou gravidez em curso sem alterações e espessura da parede do apêndice sem sinais inflamatórios. Ainda com suspeita de apendicite aguda, foi realizada ressonância magnética, confirmando a hipótese de lipomatose do apêndice cecal.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Appendicitis / Appendix / Lipomatosis Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Einstein (Säo Paulo) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Appendicitis / Appendix / Lipomatosis Type of study: Diagnostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Einstein (Säo Paulo) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein/BR