Author/Authors :
Lukong, C. S. Usmanu Dan Fodiyo University Teaching Hospital - Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Nigeria , Jabo, B. A. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital - Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Nigeria , Nuhu, A. K. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital - Department of Surgery, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Nigeria
Abstract :
Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen in children. Its common complications are; perforation,gangrene and appendix mass. The most dreaded complication is portal pyemia which could be fatal. Appendiceal knotting is a rare complication. No patient with this complication has been reported in literature. We therefore present the management of this rare complication seen as a cause of intestinal obstruction in a child at our centre.
