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ArticleBMJ case reports2015

Intussusception of the vermiform appendix.

Richard A Dickson-Lowe, Sherine Ibrahim, Lamios Munthali, Fazal Hasan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Richard A Dickson-LoweDepartment of General Surgery, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
Sherine IbrahimDepartment of General Surgery, Tunbridge Wells Hospital, Tunbridge Wells, UK.
Lamios MunthaliDepartment of Histopathology, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.
Fazal HasanDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, UK.
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust · GBTunbridge Wells Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Appendicitis is a common presentation to an acute general surgical on call team. It can be a difficult diagnosis at times, particularly in sexually active young women, in whom it is often surgically challenging. This case is of a relatively straightforward diagnosis, taken for laparoscopic appendicectomy that resulted in performing an open right hemicolectomy for a necrotic, intussuscepted appendix. Histology ultimately revealed the cause of intussusception and resultant infarction of the appendix to be endometriosis.

Indexed as

ColectomyLaparoscopyAdultAppendectomyAppendicitisAppendixCecal DiseasesDiagnosis, DifferentialEndometriosisFemaleHumansIntussusception

Identifiers

PMID26184356
PMCPMC4513543
OpenAlexW1831176485

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