Key words :
Appendicitis, Stump appendicitis, Recurrent appendicitis.
INTRODUCTION :
Appendectomy is one of the most common emergency surgical operations (1% of all surgical procedures)[1]. Stump appendicitis is a rare complication after appendectomy and is caused by acute inflammation of the remnant part of the appendix. Because of the low index of suspicion owing to a previous history of appendectomy, the diagnosis of stump appendicitis is often delayed.
We present a case of a patient with history of appendicectomy coming to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain, signs of intestinal obstruction. Stump appendicitis was suspected on CT and diagnosed on laparoscopy.