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Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Patients with Abnormal Position of the Appendix due to Mobile Caecum

Huseyin Toprak, Mehmet Bilgin, Musa Atay, Ercan Kocakoc

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DOI: 10.1155/2012/921382

License: Copyright © 2012 Huseyin Toprak et al.2012This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is usually diagnosed on the basis of signs, symptoms, clinical history, physical examination, and results of laboratory tests.The position of the appendix can vary considerably, both in relation to the caecum and because of the inconsistent position of the caecum itself, and may cause variable clinical symptoms. We present the CT findings of surgically proven acute appendicitis associated with atypically located caecum in two patients.


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