Internal Herniation Due to Appendix Vermiformis Rotation: A Rare Case of an Acute Abdomen
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Internal Herniation Due to Appendix Vermiformis Rotation: A Rare Case of an Acute Abdomen
Internal herniation is a rare occurrence that appears in about 0.2-0.9% of autopsy cases. An 84-year-old female patient presented to our clinic with severely distended the abdomen .Abdominal examination revealed tenderness and rebound mainly in the right side of the abdomen. Following the laparatomy it was observed that the appendix vermiformis was about 12 cm in length and was adhered to the c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Electronic Journal of General Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2516-3507
DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/82452