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

• Үндсэн зохиолчид: Amanda Jensen (Зохиогч), Reto Baertschiger (Зохиогч), Jodi Hackworth (Зохиогч), Fredrick Rescorla (Зохиогч)
• Формат: Ном
• Хэвлэсэн: Elsevier, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Нөхцлүүд: 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...