Acute Appendicitis Masquerading as Intra-abdominal Testicular Torsion: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Cryptoorchidism is a well known predisposing factor for testicular malignancy. Due to the habit of missing the examination of external genitalia, torsed intraabdominal testis is very rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis, especially in the busy settings. The clinical history and imaging may not clarify a confusing clinical picture. There may be a poosibilty of acute appendicitis in a suspected case of right intra-abdominal testicular torsion. This case report is about a case of acute appendicitis which presented with features of intra-abdominal torsion testis in a 30-year-old man who was aware of the absence of the right testis within the right hemiscrotum.