Appendiceal Knotting: A Rare Complication Causing Intestinal Obstruction in a Child

Appendicitis is a common cause of acute abdomen in children. its common complications are; perforation,gangrene and appendix mass. the most dreaded complication is portal pyemia which could be fatal. appendiceal knotting is a rare complication. no patient with this complication has been reported in literature. we therefore present the management of this rare complication seen as a cause of intestinal obstruction in a child at our centre.