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Laparoscopic Appendectomy for Torsed Appendix Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in an Infant Female

BACKGROUND: Torsion of an otherwise normal appendix vermiformis is exceedingly rare and usually presents with symptoms consistent with acute appendicitis. We present the unusual case of an infant girl who was admitted with right lower quadrant pain and focal peritonitis who was found to have appendi...

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Autores principales: Perger, Lena, Muensterer, Oliver J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3340973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22643519
http://dx.doi.org/10.4293/108680811X13176785204634