Post-operative Appendix Specimen Retention Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction

One rare complication of appendectomy is a retained appendicolith, which can become a focal point for infection presenting hours to years after surgery. We present a case in which a 50-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a small bowel obstruction one week post appendectomy. A di...

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Autores principales: Proffitt, Tiffany, Whitworth, Kristen, Trigger, Christopher
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5965195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29849296
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2017.5.34078

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