Neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication: a case report
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Neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication: a case report
INTRODUCTION Acute appendicitis is a common disease in older children but rare in neonates. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 2-day-old Asian baby who suffered from neonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication. Laparoscopic appendectomy was successfully performed after the trans-umbilical division of adhesions, and the postoperative course was uneventful. CONCLUSION There ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-286