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Hidden Treasure: Congenital Adhesions Necessitating an Alternative Approach to Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Congenital adhesions are rare findings in adults. We present a case of appendicitis in a middle-aged male with extensive congenital adhesions of the terminal ileum to the right lateral abdominal wall. The small bowel mesentery completely obscured the inflamed appendix. Alternative techniques were re...

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Autores principales: Zhao, Bichen, Rogers, Peter, Ballal, Helen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9961324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36851949
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35450