Psoas Abscess Accompanied by Neonatal Appendicitis: A Case Report

Abstract

Neonatal appendicitis is a very rare event leading to acute abdomen manifestation in neonatal period, and is associated with high mortality rates. In these patients, symptoms and findings are not apparent, most of the time, urgent surgery is carried out without preoperative diagnosis; and diagnoses are made with intraoperative findings or pathological results. In the present case, a case with neonatal appendicitis that had psoas abscess with swelling and circulatory disorder in the right leg on the 15 th day of life is presented.

Appendicitis and its associated mortality and morbidity in infants up to 3 months of age: A systematic review

“…With cross‐referencing, eight additional eligible articles were identified. In total, 131 articles were included in this systematic review 3,6,12–140 . Figure 1 provides the PRISMA flowchart.…”

“…A bowel resection with primary anastomosis was performed in an additional seven (4%) of the 178 surgically treated patients with abdominal appendicitis (postoperative complications not included). Reported indications were: N = 2 ileocaecal resection due to perforation of the caecum or fistula of the appendix into caecum, N = 1 resection of a part of ascending colon due to local lesion caused by adherent appendix, N = 1 resection terminal ileum due to adherent appendix and cystic lesion, N = 1 Meckel's diverticulum, N = 1 adherent ileal loop, N = 1 old perforation terminal ileum 44,45,69,98,124,131,135 . In one patient a diverticulectomy of a Meckel's diverticulum was performed and in three patients a Ladd's procedure 20,24,104,134 …”

“…In total, 131 articles were included in this systematic review. 3 , 6 , 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 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 ...…”

“…Reported indications were: N = 2 ileocaecal resection due to perforation of the caecum or fistula of the appendix into caecum, N = 1 resection of a part of ascending colon due to local lesion caused by adherent appendix, N = 1 resection terminal ileum due to adherent appendix and cystic lesion, N = 1 Meckel's diverticulum, N = 1 adherent ileal loop, N = 1 old perforation terminal ileum. 44 , 45 , 69 , 98 , 124 , 131 , 135 In one patient a diverticulectomy of a Meckel's diverticulum was performed and in three patients a Ladd's procedure. 20 , 24 , 104 , 134 …”