Recurrent appendicitis: a case report

Nguyen Quoc Dung1, Nguyen Hoang Thinh2,
1 Huu Nghi hospital
2 Huu Nghi Hospital

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SUMMARY
Acute appendicitis was diagnosed on CT fairly common, but sometimes can be confused with chronic lesions of the appendix. We present a case of chronic appendicitis preoperative diagnosis was acute appendicitis.

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