DOI: 10.12890/2024_004783

An intimate relationship lies between the appendix and the colon: a case report of colitis cystica profunda post-laparoscopic appendectomy

Authors

  • Houssein Chebbo Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh-Beirut, Lebanon
  • Amer Yazbak Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh-Beirut, Lebanon
  • Sarah Saleh Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh-Beirut, Lebanon
  • Karam Karam Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh-Beirut, Lebanon
  • Lamia Azizi Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh-Beirut, Lebanon
  • Elias Fiani Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh-Beirut, Lebanon

houssein.chebbo@std.balamand.edu.lb

Keywords

Colitis cystica profunda, post-appendectomy, rectorrhagia

Abstract

Cystica profunda is a rare benign finding of mucous-filled cysts in the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, more commonly found in the rectum and colon. Risk factors include rectal prolapse, inflammatory bowel diseases, pelvic radiation and being post-appendectomy. We present a case of a female patient presenting with rectorrhagia, found to have sigmoidal colitis cystica profunda (CCP) six months post-appendectomy. This case is one of the few in medical literature to highlight the direct association between laparoscopic appendectomy and CCP, previously discussed in the literature as a complication post-appendectomy in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

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Published

2024-08-14

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Vol. 11 No. 9 (2024)

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Chebbo H, Yazbak A, Saleh S, Karam K, Azizi L, Fiani E. An intimate relationship lies between the appendix and the colon: a case report of colitis cystica profunda post-laparoscopic appendectomy. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 14 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];11(9). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/4783

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