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. 2010 Apr;3(2):206-7.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2700.62126.

Secondary torsion of vermiform appendix

Imtiaz Wani  1 , Muddasir Maqbool, Tariq Sheikh
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Secondary torsion of vermiform appendix

Imtiaz Wani et al. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2010 Apr.
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Figure 1
Computed tomography scan showing large cyst in the abdomen arising from the right adenexa
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Right ovary and appendix
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Figure 3
Twisted appendix with the point of twist being in the distal part
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