Familial retrocaecal appendicitis

Y. Shperber, A. Halevy, J. Oland, R. Orda

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Abstract

Four members of the same family operated on for acute retrocaecal appendicitis are reported. It is suggested that they provide further support for the hypothesis that an hereditary factor might be involved in the pathogenesis of acute appendicitis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)405-406
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Volume79
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1986
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • appendicitis
  • familial

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