Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2015; 7(4): 67-70
Published online Apr 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i4.67
Appendiceal tie syndrome: A very rare complication of a common disease
Laligen Awale, Brikh Raj Joshi, Saroj Rajbanshi, Shailesh Adhikary
Laligen Awale, Saroj Rajbanshi, Shailesh Adhikary, Department of Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 00977, Sunsari, Nepal
Brikh Raj Joshi, Department of Surgery, General Surgery Division, B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 00977, Sunsari, Nepal
Author contributions: Awale L, Joshi BR and Rajbanshi S designed the report; Awale L and Joshi BR performed the surgery; Awale L, Rajbanshi S and Adhikary S collected the patient’s clinical data; Awale L and Adhikary S analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Ethics approval: The study was reviewed and approved by the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Institutional Review Committee.
Informed consent: The study participant provided informed written consent.
Conflict-of-interest: None declared.
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Correspondence to: Laligen Awale, MCh Gastrointestinal Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan 00977, Sunsari, Nepal. lalijan@hotmail.com
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Received: December 11, 2014
Peer-review started: December 13, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 25, 2015
Accepted: February 9, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: April 27, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: It is safe to say, almost no-one will become a surgeon without seeing or doing appendectomy. It is so common, yet time and often we are deceived by it. As we know, abdomen is a “Pandora’s box”, we never know what come up sometimes and this is a perfect example. We report a case of mechanical small bowel obstruction due to acute appendicitis that was timely and successfully managed surgically.