Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

A common indication for laparoscopic mesenteric lymph node biopsy is to provide a tissue diagnosis in the absence of palpable peripheral nodes via a minimally invasive approach.  There are no reports to date of ischaemia to the appendix as a complication of this procedure.   We report the case of a...

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Main Authors: Marianna Zukiwskyj, June Tun, Shashank Desai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2016-01-01
Series:F1000Research
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Renal & Gastrointestinal Problems in Critical Care
Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/5-3/v1
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spelling doaj-086428f4c355470fb5de748eeb1a48ab2020-11-25T02:59:45ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022016-01-01510.12688/f1000research.7209.17765Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]Marianna Zukiwskyj0June Tun1Shashank Desai2Department of General Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD, UKDepartment of General Surgery, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, IP4 5PD, UKA common indication for laparoscopic mesenteric lymph node biopsy is to provide a tissue diagnosis in the absence of palpable peripheral nodes via a minimally invasive approach.  There are no reports to date of ischaemia to the appendix as a complication of this procedure.   We report the case of a 34-year-old lady who underwent a mesenteric biopsy for a lesion found incidentally on CT to investigate longstanding abdominal pain, and 2 days later required an appendicectomy for ischaemic appendicitis.http://f1000research.com/articles/5-3/v1Renal & Gastrointestinal Problems in Critical Care
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June Tun
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Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
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June Tun
Shashank Desai
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title Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
title_short Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
title_full Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
title_fullStr Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: Ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
title_sort case report: ischaemic appendicitis post mesenteric biopsy [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
publisher F1000 Research Ltd
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publishDate 2016-01-01
description A common indication for laparoscopic mesenteric lymph node biopsy is to provide a tissue diagnosis in the absence of palpable peripheral nodes via a minimally invasive approach.  There are no reports to date of ischaemia to the appendix as a complication of this procedure.   We report the case of a 34-year-old lady who underwent a mesenteric biopsy for a lesion found incidentally on CT to investigate longstanding abdominal pain, and 2 days later required an appendicectomy for ischaemic appendicitis.
topic Renal & Gastrointestinal Problems in Critical Care
url http://f1000research.com/articles/5-3/v1
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