Foreign body in the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis: a case report

BACKGROUND: Foreign bodies are a rare cause of appendicitis. In most instances, ingested foreign bodies pass through the alimentary tract asymptomatically. However, those that enter the lumen of the vermiform appendix may not be able to re-enter the colon and may initiate an inflammatory process. We...

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Autores principales: Sama, Carlson B., Aminde, Leopold N., Njim, Tsi N., Angwafo, Fru F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27225444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0922-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881009/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27225444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0922-7

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