Atypical Appendicitis in the Elderly
A 79-year-old man presented to our emergency department with abdominal fullness without stool passage for 2 days. Blood tests showed no evidence of leukocytosis, and the plain film of abdomen revealed small bowel ileus. He had no history of any operation. He complained of progressive distention of a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2011-06-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959811000329 |