An adult intussusception mimicking early appendicitis

Adult intussusception is rare with variable clinical presentation. We reported a case of adult intussusception presenting with symptoms mimicking acute appendicitis. The patient presented as an abdominal pain from epigastric area with shifting gradually to RLQ. The atypical presentation of adult int...

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Main Authors: Wei-Chun Tseng, Cheng-Ting Hsiao, Yu-Cheng Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Acute Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221618913600165