Volume 3, Issue 6 pp. 504-505
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Recurrent abdominal pain in 52-year-old male

Giovanni D. De Palma

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Giovanni D. De Palma

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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Giovanni D. De Palma, Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Centro di Eccellenza per L'Innovazione Tecnologica In Chirurgia, Università di Napoli Federico II, Via Pansini 5. 80131 Napoli, Italia. Tel: +39-81-7462773; Fax: +39-81-7462752; E-mail: [email protected]

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Francesco Maione

Francesco Maione

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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Dario Esposito

Dario Esposito

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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Saverio Siciliano

Saverio Siciliano

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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Nicola Gennarelli

Nicola Gennarelli

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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Gianluca Cassese

Gianluca Cassese

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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Pietro Forestieri

Pietro Forestieri

Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Center of Excellence for Technical Innovation in Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, School of Medicine, Naples, Italy

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First published: 09 April 2015
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Key Clinical Message

Intussusception of the appendix is a rare condition. Symptoms vary widely, whereas some patients are asymptomatic. Diagnosis is generally challenging and few cases have been diagnosed by colonoscopy. It is important to recognize the endoscopic appearance of this entity in order to avoid the potential hazard of an inadvertent “polypectomy”.

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