Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of stump appendicitis in the emergency department

BACKGROUND: Stump appendicitis (SA) is a rare entity in patients with a history of appendectomy and may result in missed or delayed diagnosis. We report a case of SA diagnosed by emergency department (ED) point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) in an elderly woman, thus expediting her care. CASE PRESENTATI...

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Autores principales: Monsomboon, Apichaya, Nelson, Bret P., Andrus, Phillip, Tsung, James W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6638604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31359172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13089-019-0128-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6638604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31359172
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13089-019-0128-5

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