Appendicitis with submucosal fecalith mimicking a submucosal tumor: a case report

Abstract Background Submucosal fecalith(s) mimicking submucosal tumors of the gastrointestinal lumen are rare. Moreover, accurate preoperative diagnosis of these entities is exceedingly difficult, and the mechanism(s) of their formation remains unclear. Case presentation A 40-year-old woman visited...

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Main Authors: Tomoaki Bekki, Toshikatsu Fukuda, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, Yosuke Namba, Sho Okimoto, Shoichiro Mukai, Yasufumi Saito, Koichi Oishi, Toshihiro Nishida, Hideki Ohdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2021-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01169-9
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