Acute appendicitis

Case contributed by Jack Ren , 2 Jun 2013
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Dylan Kurda, 17 Sep 2015

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This patient had a strikingly enlarged and thickened appendix, so much so that it looks similar to adjacent small bowel. 

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  • +<p>This patient had a strikingly enlarged and thickened appendix, so much so that it looks similar to adjacent small bowel. </p>

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