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Lengths and Positions of the Vermiform Appendix among Sudanese Cadavers
AIMS Medical Science, 2015 Background/objective: The anatomy of vermiform appendix displays great variations in length and position between different populations. The reports relating these variations to a specific etiological factor are few.
Ehab I. El-Amin +4 more
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Secondary Torsion of Vermiform Appendix with Mucinous Cystadenoma
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2007 Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare disorder, which causes abdominal symptoms indistinguishable from acute appendicitis. We report a case (a 34-year-old male) of secondary torsion of the vermiform appendix with mucinous cystadenoma. This case was
Maki Kitagawa +7 more
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Креативная хирургия и онкология, 2020 Background. Acute appendicitis is a common emergency surgical pathology, with laparoscopic appendectomy being the “gold standard” in its treatment.Aim. We report a clinical case of laparoscopic appendectomy with immersive appendiceal stump closure in a ...
S. P. Muzhikov +3 more
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CD11c immunopositive cells in the human fetal vermiform appendix [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021 Introduction/Aim. A vermiform appendixis an abdominal organ which contains the elements of gut-associated lymphoid tissue and carries out important immunological functions as a reservoir of intestinal microbial flora.
Radenković Goran +5 more
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Drain-Site Hernia Containing the Vermiform Appendix: Report of a Case
Case Reports in Surgery, 2013 The herniated vermiform appendix has been described as content of every hernia orifice in the right lower quadrant. While the femoral and inguinal herniated vermiform appendix is frequent enough to result in an own designation, port-site or even drain ...
Markus Gass +3 more
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Torsion of cecal appendix. Report of the first Italian case and review of the literature
La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, 2021 In pediatric patients appendicitis is the most common cause of abdominal pain and surgery. Torsion of vermiform appendix is a rare cause, clinically indistinguishable from appendicitis with usually an intraoperative diagnosis.
Salvatore Fabio Chiarenza +2 more
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The immunology of the vermiform appendix: a review of the literature
Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 2016 This literature review assesses the current knowledge about the immunological aspects of the vermiform appendix in health and disease. An essential part of its immunological function is the interaction with the intestinal bacteria, a trait shown to be ...
I. A. Kooij +4 more
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Acute torsion and ischemia of the appendix in a young child
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018 Torsion of the vermiform appendix is a rare diagnosis; its clinical and radiographic presentation can mimic that of acute appendicitis. We report the case of a two-year-old boy presenting with a one day history of lower abdominal pain and serial ...
Dhruvin H. Hirpara, Georges Azzie
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FGFR2 amplification in colorectal adenocarcinoma [PDF]
, 2017 FGFR2 is recurrently amplified in 5% of gastric cancers and 1%–4% of breast cancers; however, this molecular alteration has never been reported in a primary colorectal cancer specimen.
Carter, Jamal H +6 more
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Appendiceal Mucocele Detected under Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2009 A 33-year-old female patient with ulcerative colitis was referred to our outpatient clinic in January 2008 with right lower abdominal pain without bloody diarrhea.
Rohta Noaki +5 more
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