Persistent appendiceal faecal fistula following a complicated open appendicectomy.
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Appendiceal faecal fistula is recognized serious complication of appendicectomy, which is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed in modern day surgical practice. We report a unique case of appendiceal faecal fistula which persisted for nine years in a teenage girl.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
دوره 59 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009