Appendicitis Presenting Concurrently with Cecal Arteriovenous Malformation in a Child
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Acute appendicitis is a commonly diagnosed surgical problem in the pediatric population. Arterio-venous malformations (AVM) of the colonic tract are rarely reported in the pediatric literature. A 13-year old boy who presented with acute appendicitis with concurrent cecal AVM is reported in whom appendectomy was done. Later on radiological investigations AVM was confirmed.
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دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015