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RMJ. 2012; 37(2): 226-227


Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis

Ibrahim M. Alsbou.

Abstract
Appendicitis is the commonest abdominal surgical emergency. It is caused usually by obstructing fecaliths which might drop in the peritoneal cavity due to perforation or during laparoscopic extraction of the appendix. I report a case in which the appendicolith spilled from a perforated appendix and exteriorized seven months after the surgery.

Key words: Appendicitis, perforation, appendicolith


 
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Ibrahim M. Alsbou. Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis. RMJ. 2012; 37(2): 226-227.


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Ibrahim M. Alsbou. Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis. RMJ. 2012; 37(2): 226-227.



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Ibrahim M. Alsbou. Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis. RMJ. (2012), [cited December 05, 2023]; 37(2): 226-227.



Harvard Style

Ibrahim M. Alsbou (2012) Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis. RMJ, 37 (2), 226-227.



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Ibrahim M. Alsbou. 2012. Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis. Rawal Medical Journal, 37 (2), 226-227.



Chicago Style

Ibrahim M. Alsbou. "Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis." Rawal Medical Journal 37 (2012), 226-227.



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Ibrahim M. Alsbou. "Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis." Rawal Medical Journal 37.2 (2012), 226-227. Print.



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Ibrahim M. Alsbou (2012) Spontaneous Exteriorization of appendiceal fecalith seven months following laparotomy for perforated acute appendicitis. Rawal Medical Journal, 37 (2), 226-227.