Simultaneous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis treated by a single laparoscopic operation.

Case Rep Surg

Division of Trauma & Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Winthrop University Hospital, 259 First Street, Mineola, NY 11501, USA.

Published: August 2012

While acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are both common, they are only rarely seen simultaneously. The clinical presentation and hospital course of a 45-year-old female with concurrent acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis is presented. The laparoscopic approach is ideal for dealing with multiple, simultaenous abdominal pathologies.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3399362PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/575930DOI Listing

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