Acute appendicitis: a cause of recurrent abdominal pain in pediatric trauma.
When traumatic abdominal injury and acute appendicitis occur within a short period of time, the diagnosis can be difficult and may result in a delay in treatment of the appendicitis. We report the case of a four-year-old boy with documented intraabdominal injury from a motor vehicle crash who developed appendicitis while hospitalized and recovering from his injuries.
Musemeche
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Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA.
Baker
J L
JL
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence