CLINICAL STUDY OF PAIN IN RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA

Authors

  • Saurabh Kothari Ex. Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
  • Manjula Kothari Ex. Senior Resident, Department of Obst. & Gynaecology, Umaid Hospital, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
  • Shree Mohan Joshi Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner (Rajasthan)
  • Kalp Shandilya M S, General Surgery.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1365

Keywords:

Appendicular Mass, Ileocaecal Tuberculosis, Carcinoma Caecum, Right Iliac Fossa Mass

Abstract

Background: A mass in the right iliac fossa is a common diagnostic problem encountered in clinical practice, requiring skill in diagnosis.

Methods: 100 patients with signs and symptoms of right iliac fossa mass admitted in Hospital were identified and were studied by taking detailed clinical history, physical examination and were subjected to various investigations like x ray erect abdomen, chest x-ray, contrast x-ray .

Result: In this study of out of 100 cases, 65.00% of cases were related to appendicular pathology either in the form of appendicular mass or appendicular abscess. There were 12.00% cases of ileocaecal tuberculosis.

Conclusion: Appendicular lump remains the most common cause for right iliac fossa pain. Ileocaecal tuberculosis is one of the most important differential diagnoses for pain abdomen.

Keywords: Appendicular Mass, Ileocaecal Tuberculosis, Carcinoma Caecum, Right Iliac Fossa Mass.

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Published

2020-08-26

How to Cite

Kothari, S., Kothari, M., Joshi, S. M., & Shandilya, K. (2020). CLINICAL STUDY OF PAIN IN RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA. International Journal of Medical and Biomedical Studies, 4(8). https://doi.org/10.32553/ijmbs.v4i8.1365

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 8 (2020)

Section

Research Articles