Actinomycosis of the appendix

Journal Title: Archives of Surgery and Clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

A 40 year old woman presented to the emergency department with acute on chronic abdominal pain in her right iliac fossa. On history her pain had been present for over 6 months and had previously been investigated with ultrasound, CT and a diagnostic laparoscopy several months prior to presentation.

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L Wheatley, M Lonne, J Bennnet, B Patel

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  • EP ID EP542893
  • DOI 10.29328/journal.ascr.1001020
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L Wheatley, M Lonne, J Bennnet, B Patel (2018). Actinomycosis of the appendix. Archives of Surgery and Clinical Research, 2(2), 29-30. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-542893