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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 405-406 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- appendicitis
- familial