TY - JOUR AU - Moniruddin, ABM AU - Chowdhury, Salma AU - Hasan, Tanvirul AU - Mahmudul Hasan, Kazi Muhammad AU - RounakJahan, - AU - Hossain, Kabir Ashfaque PY - 2021/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Acute Small Gut Obstruction as an Atypical Presentation of Acute Appendicitis without Rupture or Perforation of the Appendix JF - Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons JA - J. Bangladesh Coll. Phys. VL - 39 IS - 4 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3329/jbcps.v39i4.55947 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBCPS/article/view/55947 SP - 261-265 AB - <p>Acute appendicitis is a very common surgical emergency. It has got diverse presentations and various complications. Here, we report case history of a young male patient with a 2- year history of recurrent abdominal pain, who presented to our center with a 4-day history of increasing abdominal pain, constipation and vomiting. Clinical and radiological evaluation revealed it as a case of acute intestinal obstruction preoperatively. Per-operative findings suggested acute appendicitis without perforation, small gut obstruction by adhesions, appendicular lump or internal herniation. Appendicectomy was done along with other necessary procedures. His post-operative period was uneventful. This case is reported here to highlight that acute appendicitis may present with atypical features like acute small gut obstruction.</p><p>J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2021; 39: 261-265</p> ER -