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- Title
First case of double appendicitis complicating duplication of a vermiform appendix in an adult patient.
- Authors
Sani, R.; Harouna, Y.; Hama, Y.; Nouhou, H.; Faucheron, J. L.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of an adult with a 3-day history of right lower abdominal pain who was admitted on an emergency basis. A tubular, thick and inflamed appendix showed after the ultrasonographic examination. Eventually, a double appendicitis occurring in a duplicate appendix was discovered when laparotomy was performed. The article discusses appendiceal duplications classified into three groups.
- Subjects
CASE studies; APPENDIX diseases; ULTRASONIC imaging; ABDOMINAL surgery; ABDOMINAL pain
- Publication
Colorectal Disease, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 11, p1162
- ISSN
1462-8910
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1463-1318.2010.02200.x