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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| 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 |