Torsion of the vermiform appendix in a 16-year-old young man: surgical-radiologic correlation
Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare cause of appendicitis. As it results in ischemia of the appendix, it is usually reported as causing the same symptoms and presentation observed in other cases of appendicitis. Torsion can be primary, in the setting of an otherwise normal appendix, or secon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221357662030405X |