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Acute Appendicitis in the Elderly: A Literature Review on an Increasingly Frequent Surgical Problem

With increased life expectancy and the growing total population of elderly patients, there has been rise in the number of cases of acute appendicitis in elderly people. Although acute appendicitis is not the most typical pathological condition in the elderly, it is not uncommon. Most of these patien...

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Autores principales: Lapsa, Sintija, Ozolins, Arturs, Strumfa, Ilze, Gardovskis, Janis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8482159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34562994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics6030093