Giant appendicolith.
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چکیده
A 35-year-old man presented with persistent pain in right iliac fossa and nausea for one month. He did not have vomiting or urinary symptoms and had normal bowel habits. Physical examination revealed minimal tenderness in right iliac fossa. Microscopic urine analysis, complete blood count, and stool examinationwere within normal limits. Computed tomographic (CT) scan showed diffuse, eccentric wall thickening involving cecum and terminal ileum. There was a large laminated radioopaque shadow medial to the base of the cecum, leading to a linear streak of gas containing smaller radio-opaque shadows.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology
دوره 30 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011