Medicina (Jan 2019)

A Case of Isolated Cecal Necrosis Preoperatively Diagnosed with Perforation of Cecum

  • Atsushi Kohga,
  • Kiyoshige Yajima,
  • Takuya Okumura,
  • Kimihiro Yamashita,
  • Jun Isogaki,
  • Kenji Suzuki,
  • Akira Komiyama,
  • Akihiro Kawabe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina55010009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 55, no. 1
p. 9

Abstract

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Isolated cecal necrosis (ICN) is a rare condition which is developed under decreased mesenteric perfusion. Only a few dozen cases of ICN have been reported previously. The patient was a 59-year-old male with a previous history of atrial fibrillation. He presented to our emergency room with the chief complaint of lower abdominal pain. Computed tomography imaging revealed a dilated cecum and presence of free air. With a preoperative diagnosis of perforation of the cecum; an urgent surgery was conducted. Intraoperative findings revealed an ischemic change of the cecum and a laparoscopic-assisted ileocecal resection was performed. The pathological findings showed transmural ischemic change on the anti-mesenteric side of the cecum, and the diagnosis of ICN was achieved. Preoperative diagnosis of ICN is difficult because of its non-specific radiological features. In patients with right lower abdominal pain, ICN should be considered as a differential diagnosis especially if the patient has a comorbidity causing hypotension attack.

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