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A snake in the grass: retroperitoneal abscess due to perforated appendicitis—management, approach and recommendations

A perforated retrocecal appendix resulting in a retroperitoneal abscess is a rare complication of a common disease. The first description of this condition was published in 1948. We present a case involving a 50-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain inconsistent with the typical presentat...

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Autores principales: Nahhas, Ahmad, Abderahman, Abderahman, Kharaba, Ayman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6537909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31186833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz163