A rare cause of acute abdomen: isolated necrosis of the cecum

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Eyvaz K., Sikar H. E., Gokceimam M., Kucuk H. F., Kurt N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.36, no.3, pp.317-320, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/turkjsurg.2018.1334
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.317-320
  • Keywords: Isolated necrosis of cecum, acute abdomen, ischemic colitis, CECAL NECROSIS, MESENTERIC ISCHEMIA
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to present a 76-year-old female patient with cecal necrosis, which is a rare cause of acute abdomen in elderly women and a variant of ischemic colitis.