Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	2219
Country	South Korea

Received	2013-02-07 20:34
Peer-Review Started	2013-02-09 15:23
To Make the First Decision	2013-03-04 10:42
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Revised	2013-03-20 11:39
Second Decision	2013-03-28 17:20
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Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-03-29 11:32
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Localized pseudomembranous colitis in the cecum and ascending colon mimicking acute appendicitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ju Won Chyung and Dong Gue Shin
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Corresponding Author	Dong Gue Shin, MD, Department of Surgery, Seoul Medical Center, 156, Sinnae-ro, Jungnang-gu, Seoul 889-5, South Korea. shindoggue@naver.com
Key Words	Enterocolitis; Pseudomembranous; Appendicitis; Abdomen; Acute; Diarrhea; Cefixime
Core Tip	Pseudomembranous colitis is mostly related to antibiotics, and it presents symptoms of diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, hypoalbuminemia and hypovolemia. Diarrhea is the most common manifestation, but in geriatric patients, symptoms of pseudomembranous colitis can be different from those of usual cases, and the disease course can be more aggressive. For these reasons, it can be misdiagnosed. Therefore, physicians must consider pseudomembranous colitis in older patients with acute abdominal pain who have been treated with antibiotics. We report a case of an older patient with pseudomembranous colitis that was misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis.
Publish Date	2013-05-21 12:54
Citation	Chyung JW, Shin DG. Localized pseudomembranous colitis in the cecum and ascending colon mimicking acute appendicitis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(5): 156-160
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i5/156.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i5.156

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