A ‘Bit’ of Appendicitis: A Case of a Foreign Object in the Adult Appendix

Appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency, and if left untreated, can lead to an abscess, peritonitis, or even death. The exact mechanism of appendicitis has yet to be elucidated, but the predominant theory is that different forms of luminal obstruction of the vermiform appendix l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Packard, Elizabeth, Groff, Andrew, Shahid, Zainab, Sahu, Nitasa, Jain, Rohit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6663284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31363433
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4751

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6663284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31363433
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4751

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