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Ischemic appendicitis due to pelvic adhesions: a case report

Acute appendicitis is one of the most common etiologies of a surgical abdomen. The lifetime risk is estimated to be 7%. Over 300 000 appendectomies occur annually in the USA. The pathophysiology of appendicitis in most patients is believed to be caused by outflow obstruction of the appendiceal lumen...

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Autores principales: Smith, Lauren E, Levy, and Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32280439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa055