Appendicitis Presenting with Left Flank Pain
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Appendicitis presenting with left flank pain has only been reported once in the literature. The varying presenting symptoms are thought to be due to the position of the appendixin this case, a pelvic appendix also involving the small bowel with reported perforation risk reported to rise with increasing diagnostic delay, prompt diagnosis and treatment is necessary to prevent any unnecessary morbidity or mortality.
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تاریخ انتشار 2016