Schistosomal appendicitis   in a Sudanese immigrant

Webb, Jordan K; Thompson, Graeme

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02654.x

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To the Editor: A 27-year-old man who had recently emigrated from Sudan was admitted to our department with a 7-hour history of constant peri-umbilical pain.

Department of Surgery, Sunshine Hospital, Western Health, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: jordan.webb@wh.org.au

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