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Torsion of vermiform appendix: case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare disease with symptoms very similar to those of acute appendicitis. We herein report a case of torsion of the vermiform appendix diagnosed by intraoperative findings. CASE PRESENTATION: A 4-year-old boy presented to our hospital because of abdom...

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Autores principales: Endo, Kosuke, Sato, Masahito, Saga, Kenichi, Higashio, Atsushi, Yuba, Yoshiaki, Morotomi, Yoshiki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6949350/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31915956
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-020-0771-x