TY - JOUR T1 - A Case Report of Stump Appendicitis TT - معرفی یک بیمار با آپاندیسیت استامپ JF - RJMS JO - RJMS VL - 16 IS - 0 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1280-en.html Y1 - 2009 SP - 0 EP - 0 KW - Stump appendicitis KW - Appendectomy KW - Abdominal pain N2 -     Introduction: Although rare, inflammation of the appendiceal stump can occur and is still an important clinical entity. Recently there has been an increase in stump appendicitis.Case report: In this study, appendiceal stump was observed in an 18-year-old man who had presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and had history of appendicectomy 7 months earlier. Recurrent appendicitis was noted in the appendiceal stump.Discussion: Stump appendicitis should be considered by the surgeon when presented with a patient with acute abdominal pain and a past history of appendectomy. M3 ER -