Title : Spontaneous intra - peritoneal bleeding secondary to warfarin , presenting as an acute appendicitis : A case report
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Title : Spontaneous intraperitoneal bleeding secondary to warfarin , presenting as an acute appendicitis : A
Warfarin is a coumarin anticoagulant, used widely for therapeutic and prophylactic anticoagulation. Though it is considered as a life saving medicine, it is associated with the significant adverse effects including intra-peritoneal bleeding, which have been very well documented in literature. However, presentation of warfarin induced intraperitoneal bleeding as an acute appendicitis has not bee...
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