Invaginación apendicular

cecal appendix invagination was first described by mc kidd in 1858, however, due to its low frequency and nonspecific presentation, it is usually a radiological or intraoperative finding. during surgery, the therapeutic approach may vary from an appendectomy to a right hemicolectomy. the selected technique will depend of the suspected diagnosis, which will undoubtedly also influenced by surgeon experience. we present a case of a male patient aged 57 years old, with the intraoperative finding of appendiceal intussusception. the laparoscopic dissection of the cecum revealed an inflammatory appendix, soft to palpation with graspers. a large section of the appendix base with linear stapler was made. the final biopsy and surgical specimen showed an appendiceal inflammation without atypia.