Concurrent presentation of unrelated perforated appendicitis and high-grade small bowel obstruction: A case report

Abstract

Small bowel obstruction and acute perforated appendicitis are common surgical problems independently. At times, acute appendicitis may present with small bowel obstruction due to the localized inflammatory process. This results in mechanical small bowel obstruction usually near the terminal ileum. However, it is extremely rare to have both abdominal processes occurring simultaneously, but not related to one another. In this study, we present a case of a healthy 62-year-old female patient who had concurrent high-grade small bowel obstruction due to a chronic adhesive band and perforated appendicitis, seemingly completely independent of each other.