ACASE REPORT OF ENDOSCOPIC REMOVAL OF AN INVERTED APPENDICEAL STUMP

Abstract

This paper reports a case of Inverted Appendiceal Stump(IAS)treated by endoscopic polypectamy. A 59-year-old female patient with a history of appendectomy fir appendicitis, was performed contrast barium enema because of bloody stoat, and revealed a protrudedpolypoid lesion of the bottom of cecum. Colonoscopy revealed a worm-like polyp at the cecum.The mucasa of the polyp showed a normal pit pattern. This polyp was resected endoscopicallyusing an indwelling snare. Histopathological examination revealed a reversed structure of thenormal appendix with mild hyperplasia. Therefore, the lesion was evaluated as BAS.