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Appendicitis Following Virtual Colonoscopy: a Case Report

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    Michael S. Weinstein

  2. UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, CA, USA

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Bildzukewicz, N.A., Weinstein, M.S. Appendicitis Following Virtual Colonoscopy: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Surg 16, 2291–2293 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-012-1994-3

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