John English, Jean‐Claude Theis
Abstract
We present a case in a 56-year-old female with a perforated retrocaecal appendicitis presenting as a large right thigh abscess. We discuss the diagnosis and treatment and the importance to refer early to a general surgeon if suspected.
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We present a case in a 56-year-old female with a perforated retrocaecal appendicitis presenting as a large right thigh abscess. We discuss the diagnosis and treatment and the importance to refer early to a general surgeon if suspected.
Key concepts: Medicine, Presentation (obstetrics), Appendicitis, Thigh, Abscess, General surgery, Surgery, Radiology