Rupture of the caecum due to invasive amoebiasis
This paper describes a case of invasive amoebiasis in a 72 year old woman. About 1 week prior to admission she had right iliac fossa pain and physical examination suggested perforated appendix or carcinoma of caecum. Laparotomy revealed perforation of caecum. Histopathology of tissue removed showed...
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya
2000
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