Acute appendicitis in intestinal malrotation. Case report.
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Appendicitis associated with intestinal malrotation: imaging diagnosis features. Case report.
Intestinal malrotation is a rare pathological situation consisting of non-rotation or incomplete rotation of the primitive intestine. Due to the abnormal caecal position inflicted by malrotation, diagnosis of acute appendicitis is difficult. Ultrasonography (US) and Computed Tomography (CT) are relevant and complementary imaging techniques for establishing an otherwise elusive diagnosis. We pre...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1814-5469,2308-0531
DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v20i4.2927