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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2010; 16(44): 5598-5602
Published online Nov 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5598
Published online Nov 28, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i44.5598
Left-sided appendicitis: Review of 95 published cases and a case report
Sami Akbulut, Abdullah Ulku, Yusuf Yagmur, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Ayhan Senol, Department of Radiology, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Mahmut Tas, Department of Emergency Medicine, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey
Author contributions: Ulku A and Akbulut S performed the surgical procedure; Yagmur Y, Akbulut S and Tas M contributed to writing the article and reviewing the literature, as well as undertaking a comprehensive literature search; Senol A provided the radiological information.
Correspondence to: Sami Akbulut, MD, Department of Surgery, Diyarbakir Education and Research Hospital, 21400 Diyarbakir, Turkey. akbulutsami@gmail.com
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Received: July 4, 2010
Revised: July 27, 2010
Accepted: August 3, 2010
Published online: November 28, 2010
Revised: July 27, 2010
Accepted: August 3, 2010
Published online: November 28, 2010
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