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A diagnostic dilemma: Left-sided appendicitis in a 10 year old boy with previously undiagnosed intestinal malrotation. A case report
INTRODUCTION: Intestinal malrotation is a congenital rotational anomaly that occurs as a result of an arrest of normal rotation of the embryonic gut, said to occur in 1 in 6000 live births. Due to the abnormal caecal and appendix position, diagnosis of acute appendicitis becomes more challenging, th...
Autores principales: | Shekhar, Ashvini, Hendahewa, Rasika, Premaratne, Gamini |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4573410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26204440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.06.036 |
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