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Naidoo S, Du Toit R, Bhyat A. Perforated appendicitis presenting as a thigh abscess: a lethal combination. S Afr J Surg. 2016;54(3):43
Naidoo, S., Du Toit, R., & Bhyat, A. (2016). Perforated appendicitis presenting as a thigh abscess: a lethal combination. South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie, 54(3), 43.
Naidoo, S, et al. "Perforated appendicitis presenting as a thigh abscess: a lethal combination." South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie vol. 54,3 (2016): 43.
Naidoo S, Du Toit R, Bhyat A. Perforated appendicitis presenting as a thigh abscess: a lethal combination. S Afr J Surg. 2016 Sep;54(3):43. PMID: 28240470.
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S Afr J Surg. 2016 Sep;54(3):43.

Perforated appendicitis presenting as a thigh abscess: a lethal combination.

South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie

S Naidoo, R Du Toit, A Bhyat

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Kimberley Hospital Complex, Kimberley.

PMID: 28240470

Abstract

Typical cases of acute appendicitis have excellent treatment outcomes, if managed appropriately.1 We discuss an unusual case of perforated retrocaecal appendicitis that presented as a right thigh abscess without prominent abdominal symptoms, which highlights the lethal nature of advanced appendicitis even when appropriate surgical therapy is instituted.

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