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

• Asıl Yazarlar: Amanda Jensen (Yazar), Reto Baertschiger (Yazar), Jodi Hackworth (Yazar), Fredrick Rescorla (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Elsevier, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: 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...