This is a review of a rare case of acute appendicitis secondary to metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) that had never before been reported in the literature. The clinical presentation did not differ from usual cases of acute appendicitis, but the pathology caused us to re-evaluate the NPC stag
Acute appendicitis and carcinoma
β Scribed by R. J. T. M. Bleker; J. C. J. Wereldsma
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 135 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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β¦ Synopsis
Correspondence ascending branch of the left gastric artery. If this cannot be achieved owing to proximity of the ulcer to the lesser curve, then a total gastrectomy should be performed, or else necrosis of the gastric stump risked, with ensuing peritonitis.
If erosion of the splenic artery can be recognized before ligation of the main gastric arteries then the stomach can be 'pinched off the posterior abdominal wall and the defect closed by simple suture. A vagotomy and pyloroplasty may be added depending on the patient's condition and the surgeon's view about this procedure for the treatment of the gastric ulcer.
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