Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico

The diagnosis of acute appendicitis has been based on the presence of ríght lower quadrant pain and guarding. Occasionally, the pain disappears, even in the presence of a continuing appendicular process. This phenomenon is called "the fools' paradise". We report two male patients aged...

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Autor principal:	Korn,Owen
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2008
Materias:	Appendicitis Tomography scanners, x-ray computed Ultrasonography
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description	The diagnosis of acute appendicitis has been based on the presence of ríght lower quadrant pain and guarding. Occasionally, the pain disappears, even in the presence of a continuing appendicular process. This phenomenon is called "the fools' paradise". We report two male patients aged 19 and 17 years with an acute appendicitis confirmed by an abdominal ultrasound in one and an abdominal CAT sean in the other, in whom the abdominal pain disappeared during the evolution. Despite of the absence of pain, both were operated, based on imaging and laboratory studies, confirming the presence of an inflamed appendix.
author	Korn,Owen
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title	Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico
title_short	Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico
title_full	Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico
title_fullStr	Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico
title_full_unstemmed	Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico
title_sort	apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "el paraíso de los tontos": caso clínico
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Apendicitis aguda sin dolor o "El paraíso de los tontos": Caso clínico

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