Blunt abdominal trauma with handlebar injury: A rare cause of traumatic amputation of the appendix associated with acute appendicitis

• Հիմնական հեղինակներ: Amanda Jensen (Հեղինակ), Reto Baertschiger (Հեղինակ), Jodi Hackworth (Հեղինակ), Fredrick Rescorla (Հեղինակ)
• Ձևաչափ: Գիրք
• Հրապարակվել է: Elsevier, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Խորագրեր: article
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We describe traumatic appendicitis in a 7-year-old boy who presented after sustaining blunt abdominal trauma to his right lower abdomen secondary to bicycle handlebar injury. With diffuse abdominal pain following injury, he was admitted for observation. Computed axial tomography (CT) obtained at an...