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World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Case report

Tubercular appendicitis – a case report

Authors: Sanjay Gupta, Robin Kaushik, Amanjit Kaur, Ashok Kumar Attri

Published in: World Journal of Emergency Surgery | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Tuberculosis of the appendix remains a rarity despite the frequency of intestinal tuberculosis. We report a case of acute appendicitis that underwent appendectomy at our hospital, and the histopathology of the specimen revealed tuberculosis.
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Metadata
Title
Tubercular appendicitis – a case report
Authors
Sanjay Gupta
Robin Kaushik
Amanjit Kaur
Ashok Kumar Attri
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Emergency Surgery / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1749-7922
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-7922-1-22

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