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Review

. 2006 Sep 9;333(7567):530-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE.

Acute appendicitis

D J Humes¹, J Simpson

Affiliations

PMID: 16960208
PMCID: PMC1562475
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE

Review

Acute appendicitis

D J Humes et al. BMJ. 2006.

. 2006 Sep 9;333(7567):530-4.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE.

Authors

D J Humes¹, J Simpson

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Section of Surgery, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH.

PMID: 16960208
PMCID: PMC1562475
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE

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Figures

Fig 1 — Fig 1
Computed tomography scan showing inflammatory mass in right iliac fossa secondary to acute appendicitis

Fig 2 — Fig 2
Laparoscopic appendicectomy

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Acute appendicitis: leaving normal looking appendices.
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Acute appendicitis: acute appendicitis or acute appendicectomy?
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