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Primary tuberculosis appendicitis with mesenteric mass

Tuberculosis primarily affecting the appendix is extremely rare and the diagnosis is difficult. Here, we report the case of a 14-year-old healthy boy presenting with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. On computed tomography, the distended appendix with 3.3 × 2.7 cm mass located at the right side o...

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Autores principales: Nam, So-Hyun, Kim, Jin Soo, Kim, Ki Hoon, Park, Sung Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Surgical Society 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3319783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22493770
http://dx.doi.org/10.4174/jkss.2012.82.4.266