Key words :
Appendicitis, Stump appendicitis, Recurrent appendicitis.
INTRODUCTIONÂ :
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.