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TORSION OF AN APPENDIX EPIPLOICA OF THE ASCENDING COLON
Author(s) -
Vlahakis Emmanuel
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb130045.x
Subject(s) - appendix , torsion (gastropod) , ascending colon , mathematics , medicine , geology , anatomy , surgery , paleontology
A case of torsion of an appendix epiploica simulating appendicitis is reported. The mechanism, pathological sequelae and clinical presentations of this malady are discussed.