Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Appendix Diagnosed by Abdominal Multidetector Computed Tomography: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

, Choi, Kang Kook; , Park, Jea Kun; , Jeong, Jin Ho; , Lee, Jong In; , Moon, Hyoun Jong; , Lee, Jong Hoon; , Shin, Hyuk Jai; , Ahn, Hyung Joon; , Park, Kiil; , Cho, Hyeon Geun; , Yi, Sang Yeop; , Park, Gab Man

doi:2007.23.6.518

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Coloproctology 2007;23(6):518-523.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/jksc.2007.23.6.518

Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding from the Appendix Diagnosed by Abdominal Multidetector Computed Tomography: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Choi, Kang Kook , Park, Jea Kun , Jeong, Jin Ho , Lee, Jong In , Moon, Hyoun Jong , Lee, Jong Hoon , Shin, Hyuk Jai , Ahn, Hyung Joon , Park, Kiil , Cho, Hyeon Geun , Yi, Sang Yeop , Park, Gab Man

¹Department of Surgery, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. iehova@paran.com
²Department of Internal Medicine, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
⁴Department of Parasitology, Myongji Hospital, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.

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.

Key Words: Bleeding; Computerized tomography; Appendix