Unexpected appendiceal histopathology during upfront diagnostic laparoscopy for right iliac fossa pain : is a normal-looking appendix always innocent?
Papageorgopoulou, Chrysanthi Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos
Papageorgopoulou, Chrysanthi
Nikolakopoulos, Konstantinos
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General University Hospital of Patras, Greece; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton
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Publication date
2023-07-27
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Abstract
A Letter to the Editor exploring whether removing a normal-looking appendix during upfront laparoscopy for right iliac fossa pain, in the absence of any other obvious pathology that could explain the patients’ symptoms, is justified.
Citation
Papageorgopoulou C, Nikolakopoulos K, Seretis C. Unexpected appendiceal histopathology during upfront diagnostic laparoscopy for right iliac fossa pain: is a normal-looking appendix always innocent? Prz Gastroenterol. 2023;18(2):219-220. doi: 10.5114/pg.2023.129416. Epub 2023 Jul 27.
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Correspondence