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Case Reports
. 2006 Mar-Apr;106(2):228-9.
doi: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679878.

Torsion of the vermiform appendix: a case report

T J R Bestman  1 , M van Cleemput, G Detournay
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Torsion of the vermiform appendix: a case report

T J R Bestman et al. Acta Chir Belg. 2006 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

This case report describes a rare condition, namely a torsion of the vermiform appendix. Its clinical condition is indistinguishable from acute appendicitis.

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