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A case report describing diverticulosis of the appendix presenting as acute appendicitis

INTRODUCTION: Diverticulosis of the appendix (DA) is a rare clinical finding which is often confused with acute or chronic appendicitis and is usually only identified during or after appendectomy. The symptoms of DA can last for up to two weeks and laboratory studies tend to reflect a more chronic i...

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Autores principales: Khan, Sarah L., Siddeswarappa, Madhu, Khan, Mohammad Farrukh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5118615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27863342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.10.074