eMJA: Appendiceal tourniquet

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Appendiceal tourniquet

Richard H Riley and Richard J Martin

MJA 2009; 190 (9): 505

An 81-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of right iliac fossa pain that radiated to the left iliac fossa. Vital signs were normal. Examination revealed abdominal distension with peritonism. An abdominal x-ray showed small bowel obstruction, and a computed tomography scan suggested a small bowel volvulus.

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