Abstract

Intussusception is an important childhood disease. It is usually accompanied by abdominal pain and throwing up complaints caused by a lead-point in the intestines and intestinal obstruction symptoms and requires emergency surgical operation. Acute appendicitis is a serious condition that most frequently requires emergency surgical operations during childhood. The condition is usually accompanied with abdominal pain, abdominal sensitivity along with vomiting, abdominal muscular defense and rebound symptoms. Frequently the pathogen is fecalith in the appendicitis.
In the present study, a intussusception case caused by the lead-point role of a sudden acute appendicitis induced by fecalith in an 8 years old young female with abdominal pain and vomiting symptoms is presented. A literature review was conducted and the fact that appendicitis could cause intussusception as well as intussusception could cause appendicitis is identified and discussed.

Key words: Acute Appendicitis; Intussusception; Childhood.