Valentino appendix: a report of 3 cases
JPMA-Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 2015; 65 (2): 223-224
in English
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| ID: emr-153770
ABSTRACT
We present three cases of young male patients with perforated duodenal ulcer that were diagnosed and treated as appendicitis with appendectomy. They presented with peritonitis and were treated accordingly. Because of the misdiagnosis, their hospital course was significantly prolonged. This morbidity could have been avoided by careful history-taking, examination and per-operative findings:
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Peptic Ulcer Perforation
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Appendectomy
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Appendicitis
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Peritonitis
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Duodenal Ulcer
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
J. Pak. Med. Assoc.
Year:
2015
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