Stump appendicitis is a rare late complication following appendectomy that poses a diagnostic challenge, as physicians are often not very familiar with this pathology. This fact leads to complications, such as intestinal fistula and small bowel obstruction, among others. Appendiceal phlegmon is an evolutionary form of acute appendicitis whose frequency is quite low. It requires surgical treatment, but there is still no consensus on the therapeutic protocol.Our case involves a female patient who had undergone appendectomy years ago, who consulted for right iliac fossa pain, emesis, febrile episodes and signs of peritoneal irritation. Therefore, she was taken to exploratory laparotomy, revealing a mass in the ascending colon, from which a biopsy was taken. This reported appendiceal stump phlegmon, which was treated.Currently, appendiceal stump phlegmon is not yet considered a possible diff...

Introduction Pneumothorax is a pathology prevalent in traumatic accidents in the thorax, but it can also be found spontaneously due to causes attributable to bullous disease, pneumonia, airway obstruction, malignancy, among others. Case report Young male patient who debuted with spontaneous pneumothorax who required management in the intensive care unit with subsequent appearance of bullae in diagnostic images and pathology. Discussion Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) in the young population is influenced by psychosocial factors such as age, gender, habits, environment, and genetic factors. In 80% of patients with PSP, the presence of bullae or apical blebs has been demonstrated, in addition from the porosity of the pleura that usually occurs in tall adolescents with athletic bodies; but it is also observed that tobacco use can increase the risk. Conclusions Spontaneous pneumothora...