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Fatal case of perforated appendicitis in an elderly CAPD patient

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Sayegh, J., Lanoiselée, S., Besson, V. et al. Fatal case of perforated appendicitis in an elderly CAPD patient. Int Urol Nephrol 44, 633–634 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-011-0074-z

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