Acute appendicitis after motor vehicle collision

Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency today. Blunt abdominal trauma is a rare etiology of appendicitis, with a reported incidence of 0.3–0.9 %. Traumatic appendicitis is more common in the pediatric population, with a median age of 11.5 years. We present the case of a 13...

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Main Authors: Sean M. DuBois, Lauryn A. Ullrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644025000846
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