Surgeon. 2007 Dec;5(6):368-70.

Perforation of a retrocaecal appendix presenting clinically as a right lumbar abscess.

Fanning DM, Barry M, O'Brien GC, Leahy AL.

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Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.

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Surgeon. 2008 Feb;6(1):5.

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Presentations of acute appendicitis represent an ongoing challenge to surgeons. This case of retrocaecal perforated appendicitis presented clinically as a right lumbar abscess, with the concomitant new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a 66-year-old male. This case emphasises the importance of an abdominal CT scan in any patient presenting with unusual sepsis near the abdomen.

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