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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2019
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| 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 |