Complicated acute appendicitis presenting as an abscess in the abdominal wall in an elderly patient: A case report Ibrahim Massuqueto Andrade Gomes de Souza, Diego Antonio De Almeida Nunes, Carolina Morandim Granito Massuqueto, Marcos Alberto de Mendonça Veiga, Horacio Tamada International Journal of Surgery Case Reports Volume 41, Pages 5-8 (January 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.09.023 Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Photograph showing the large wound with sloughing of the skin in the lateral abdominal and thigh regions. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2017 41, 5-8DOI: (10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.09.023) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 CT-Scan showing gas and fluid collection extending from his retroperitoneal space to the subcutaneous layer of his right groin and abdominal wall, without identification of the appendix. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2017 41, 5-8DOI: (10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.09.023) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Photograph showing the tip of the Appendix entering the retroperitoneal space in the region of the necrotic wound in the abdominal wall. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2017 41, 5-8DOI: (10.1016/j.ijscr.2017.09.023) Copyright © 2017 The Authors Terms and Conditions