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  • Title: Perforation of a retrocaecal appendix presenting clinically as a right lumbar abscess.
    Author: Fanning DM, Barry M, O'Brien GC, Leahy AL.
    Journal: Surgeon; 2007 Dec; 5(6):368-70. PubMed ID: 18080612.
    Abstract:
    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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