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Appendiceal bleeding in an elderly male: a case report and a review of the literature

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding has been increased including colonic diverticulitis and angioplasty. However, appendiceal bleeding is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case of lower gastrointestinal bleeding from the appendix in an elderly male who p...

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Autores principales: Maeda, Yuto, Saito, Seiya, Ohuchi, Mayuko, Tamaoki, Yuka, Nasu, Jiro, Baba, Hideo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8222427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34160703
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01234-3