An Alarming Mimicry of Intra-Abdominal Infections: Acute Appendiceal Diverticulitis
A 65-year-old woman presented with three days of colicky abdominal pain. Abdominal imaging illustrated small bowel enteritis, ascites in both paracolic gutters, and incidental hepatic steatosis. Although ascites fluid demonstrated high neutrophil count consistent with peritonitis and the patient rec...
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Main Authors: | Youseung Kim, Varun Kesar, Douglas Grider, Maithili V. Chitnavis |
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Language: | EN |
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Hindawi Limited
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/bb34cf97c72f4827a08b6696ebaa2598 |
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