A SUSPECTED CASE OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS REVELAED TO BE ISOLATED SUBMUCOSAL LIPOMATOSIS OF APPENDIX ON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: A CASE REPORT

  • BISWAS P Senior Resident, Agartala Government Medical College and GB Pant Hospital, Agartala
  • SUPRIYA M Post Graduate Trainee, Agartala Government Medical College and GB Pant Hospital, Agartala
Keywords: Acute appendicitis, Computed tomography, isolated submucosal lipomatosis, intestinal lipomatosis

Abstract

Symptomatic isolated submucosal intestinal lipomatosis is a rare entity [1,2]. Also, few cases have been reported in literature. Here, we are presenting computed tomography findings of a rare case of isolated submucosal lipomatosis of appendix presumptively diagnosed as acute appendicitis in a 72-year-oldfemale. This case highlights the importance of considering isolated submucosal lipomatosis as a differential diagnosis in instances of suspected acute appendicitis, especially when clinical findings are inconclusive.

 

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BISWAS P, SUPRIYA M. A SUSPECTED CASE OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS REVELAED TO BE ISOLATED SUBMUCOSAL LIPOMATOSIS OF APPENDIX ON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY: A CASE REPORT. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2024Sep.10 [cited 2024Oct.14];12(4):123-5. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/1495
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