• Pediatric emergency care · May 2021

    Case Reports

    Left-Sided Appendicitis: More Than Meets the Eye.

    • Natan Cramer and Carmen Coombs.
    • From the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow, Children's Hospital of Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 May 1; 37 (5): e275e276e275-e276.

    AbstractClassic appendicitis is a common condition easily diagnosed by emergency care providers. However, atypical cases represent a diagnostic challenge and can contribute to increased morbidity from a delay in definitive care. It is important to recognize that atypical presentations have an increased risk for underlying anatomic variants, which may require additional imaging as part of management. We present a case of a 13-year-old previously healthy adolescent boy with acute onset of left-sided abdominal pain who was found to have appendicitis in the setting of underlying malrotation.Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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