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Inflammatory fibroid polyps of the appendix: different presentation and literature review

Inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFPs), or Vanek’s tumor, are rare benign mesenchymal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). IFPs can be found throughout the GIT but most frequently in gastric antrum or ileum, with the appendix accounting for only <1% of all IFPs. The clinical presentation is u...

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Autores principales: Albabtain, Ibrahim, Arishi, Hassan, Albaghli, Slava, Aljahani, Jumanah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6101586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30151103
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy200