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Giant Appendicolith: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Robert A Pahissa and Kevin M Lin-Hurtubise.
- F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- Mil Med. 2020 Sep 18; 185 (9-10): e1851-e1853.
AbstractAcute appendicitis is one of the most prevalent causes of an acute abdomen. Although the cause of appendicitis is not completely understood, the theory of luminal obstruction is a popular belief, with appendicoliths being a common etiology. While appendicoliths are quite common, giant appendicoliths >2 cm are rare. Although previous reports cite only two or three other occurrences of giant appendicoliths, we found at least 11 reported cases in the literature. We present a young male diagnosed preoperatively on computed tomography to have a large appendiceal mass of 2.2 cm. This case is presented for the rarity of giant appendicoliths along with a review of the literature.© Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2020. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.
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