A Case Report of Surgical Management of Subhepatic Acute Appendicitis

M Pugazhenthi¹, Kambala Prasanna Kumar² and Sai Ram KR²*
¹Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, SBMCH
²Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, SBMCH
*Corresponding Author: Sai Ram KR, Junior Resident, Department of General Surgery, SBMCH.

Published: July 19, 2023

DOI: 10.55162/MCMS.05.153

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Abstract  

Appendicitis in a subhepatic area might be difficult to diagnose and treat. It is an extremely uncommon and challenging condition. There haven't been many cases of subhepatic appendicitis reported in the literature. Here, we discuss and detail the care of a rare case report of a subhepatic appendicitis. A case of acute abdominal pain was admitted with a difficult diagnostic situation and successfully treated.

Keywords: Acute appendicitis; Subhepatic appendicitis; Appendicectomy