Laparoscopic approach for the treatment of left-sided acute appendicitis associated with malrotation

Acute appendicitis represents one of the most common causes of abdominal pain and is among the leading causes of general surgery emergencies,1,2 affecting around 6 to 7% of western world countries’ population.1 Aiming at reducing its morbimortality, prompt diagnosis and surgical intervention should be employed, and therefore it is recommended that physicians adopt a low threshold for suspecting appendicitis, almost always including it in the differential diagnosis of abdominal pain.