Ultrasonic diagnosis of acute uncomplicated appendicitis located in the subhepatic space
โ Scribed by Mehmet M. Arbatli; Levent Kuscu; A. Cengaver Dorak; Ayse Saray; Nevin Isil Tamac; Sedat Isik
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-2751
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โฆ Synopsis
Subhepatic localization of the appendix is uncommon and rarely diagnosed by radiologic methods when inflamed. We present a case of uncomplicated appendicitis localized to the subhepatic space in which ultrasonography was diagnostic prior to surgery.
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