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BACKGROUND: Intussusception of the appendix is a very rare condition. It may clinically mimic acute or chronic abdominal diseases or can be asymptomatic. CASE REPORT: This paper describes our experience with intussusception of the appendix. We report a case of a female with appendiceal intussusception and ileum endometriosis. CONCLUSION: It is important to know about such a rare condition in order to avoid mistaking it with other abdominal diseases. However, diagnosis is rarely made preoperatively.
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Patients often suffer from malnutrition after digestive tract surgery. It leads to a longer recovery and a higher rate of postoperative complications. Early postoperative jejunostomy feeding is a way of tackling this problem. Opinions emerge that feeding via jejunostomy catheter is not the ideal method because of its complications. Our aim was to assess a complication rate of longitudinal Witzel catheter feeding jejunostomy and complications related to the onset of enteral feeding. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of case histories of 136 patients operated on for upper digestive tract diseases at our clinic between 1992 and 2004 with catheter feeding jejunostomy as an adjunct. We interviewed our patients by telephone about the jejunostomy-related complications during the 1st postoperative year. RESULTS: We observed two feeding jejunostomy-related complications (1.5%). Complications related to the onset of enteral feeding were observed in 12 cases (26.7%). There was no mortality. No complication of catheter jejunostomy was observed during the 1st postoperative year. CONCLUSIONS: A longitudinal Witzel catheter jejunostomy feeding is beneficial after surgery of the upper digestive tract. It is a rather safe procedure, which can be safely started on the day of operation.
