Management of Acute Abdomen: Acute Appendicitis
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Acute abdomen caused by both acute appendicitis and epididymitis.
Acute appendicitis often presents as right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain, severe tenderness at the point of McBurny or Lanz, and Blumberg's sign. Scrotal events with appendicitis are very rare. In our case, a 63-year-old Japanese man presented with severe RLQ pain and high fever. Physical examination revealed severe tenderness (including both points of McBurny and Lanz) and Blumberg's sign. The scr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2070-4259,2070-4240
DOI: 10.3126/jgmcn.v12i2.27149