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doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199902)27:2<96::aid-jcu10>3.0.co;2-a.
Preoperative sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides
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Preoperative sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides
J Clin Ultrasound.
1999 Feb.
Abstract
Acute appendicitis caused by Ascaris lumbricoides is an uncommon variant of a common disease. We describe a case in which sonography was used for preoperative diagnosis of ascaris appendicitis.
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