Perforation pseudotumorale du cæcum par un os de canard

Primary cecal pathologies presenting as acute abdomen and critical appraisal of their current management strategies in emergency settings with review of literature

“…These potentially incriminating pathologies that can present as acute cecal pathology have been tabulated in Table 2 . [ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 ] But only some of these conditions are commonly encountered in the clinical practice, and they deserve special attention owing to their dismal outcome. It may be noted that in most of the above-mentioned causes of acute primary cecal pathology, patients were initially suspected to be having acute appendicitis or appendicular perforation and the cecal pathology was appreciated only intra-operatively or on post-operative HPE reporting.…”