Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Appendix Diagnosed by Abdominal Multidetector Computed Tomography: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
10.3393/jksc.2007.23.6.518
- Author:
Kang Kook CHOI
1
;
Jea Kun PARK
;
Jin Ho JEONG
;
Jong In LEE
;
Hyoun Jong MOON
;
Jong Hoon LEE
;
Hyuk Jai SHIN
;
Hyung Joon AHN
;
Kiil PARK
;
Hyeon Geun CHO
;
Sang Yeop YI
;
Gab Man PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. iehova@paran.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bleeding;
Computerized tomography;
Appendix
- MeSH:
Appendix*;
Colonoscopy;
Hemorrhage*;
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract;
Multidetector Computed Tomography*;
Vascular Diseases
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology
2007;23(6):518-523
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Appendiceal bleeding is a kind of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. For treatment, it is essential to identify the location of the lower gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Appendiceal bleeding has some diagnostic difficultie. It is a very rare condition, and colonoscopy shows only the appendiceal orfice. Recently, multidetector computed tomography has increasingly been used in the diagnostic evaluation of most vascular diseases. Herein, we report the case of an appendiceal bleeding diagnosed by using abdominal multidetector computed tomography, and we present a the literature.
