Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o El paraíso de los tontos: caso clínico / Painless acule appendicitis: The fools´ paradise: report of two cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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136(12): 1559-1563, dic. 2008. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
The diagnosis of acute appendicitis has been based on the presence of ríght lower quadrant pain and guarding. Occasionally, the pain disappears, even in the presence of a continuing appendicular process. This phenomenon is called "the fools' paradise". We report two male patients aged 19 and 17 years with an acute appendicitis confirmed by an abdominal ultrasound in one and an abdominal CAT sean in the other, in whom the abdominal pain disappeared during the evolution. Despite of the absence of pain, both were operated, based on imaging and laboratory studies, confirming the presence of an inflamed appendix.
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Appendicitis
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Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2008
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Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
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