[Left-sided appendicitis: description of a rare case in an adult patient diagnosed in Antananarivo]

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to describe a case of appendicitis in the left iliac fossa. Clinical presentation involved pain in the right iliac fossa with all classical signs of appendicitis. Anomalous location of the appendix was suspected on the basis of a special clinical feature and the patient's family history. Confirmation was achieved by colic contrast enema before surgical treatment.