Open AccessAssociation between the appendix and the fecalith in adults
Author(s) -
Michael J. Ramdass,
Quillan Young Sing,
David Milne,
Justin Mooteeram,
Shaheeba Barrow
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.002014
Subject(s) - medicine , appendix , appendicitis , acute appendicitis , asymptomatic , surgery , gastroenterology , general surgery , paleontology , biology
We sought to determine the association between the presence of a fecalith and acute/nonperforated appendicitis, gangrenous/perforated appendicitis and the healthy appendix.
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