Midgut malrotation presenting with left-sided acute appendicitis and CT inversion sign
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Computed Tomography Findings of Left-Sided Acute Appendicitis With Midgut Malrotation
Sol taraf yerleşimli akut apandisit atipik klinik bulguları nedeniyle bazen zor tanı alan bir hastalıktır. Bu sunumda orta bağırsak nonrotasyonuna eşlik eden sol yerleşimli akut apandisit olgusunun radyolojik bulgularını sunulmuştur. Altmış üç yaşında erkek hasta iki gündür devam eden sol alt kadran ağrısı ile hastanemize başvurdu. Daha önce bilinen bir hastalığı olmayan hastanın fizik muayenes...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202709