Isolated Crohn’s Disease of the Appendix Presenting as Acute Appendicitis in a 60-Year-Old South Asian Female: A Case Report, Review of Literature, and Follow-Up Recommendations
Table 1
Summary of case series and reports on appendiceal Crohn’s disease diagnosed following appendectomy for acute appendicitis.
No.
Author
Year
Region
Sample
Further tests
Further treatment
Follow-up
1
Yang
1966-1977
Michigan, USA
14
Colonoscopy
1: resection of ascending colon, 1: total colectomy, 1: ileal and caecal resection
Other patients: asymptomatic on long-term follow-up