Appendiceal Intussusception into Cecum
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Clinical history: A 25-year-old male patient complained about three-day epigastric abdominal pain. His body temperature was normal and he did not have any other symptoms such as vomiting or diarrhea. In clinical observation, he had got a tightness feeling when we pressed at Mac-Burney point. No sign of peritoneal reaction was recorded. His blood test was done and the white blood cell count was not high.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017