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  • Title: Postpartum appendicitis manifesting as umbilical purulence.
    Author: Irvine SW, Devereaux RS, Wang HE.
    Journal: Am J Emerg Med; 2010 Feb; 28(2):262.e1-3. PubMed ID: 20159421.
    Abstract:
    The diagnosis of abdominal pain is often difficult in the intrapartum and postpartum states. We describe an unusual case of postpartum appendicitis complicated by appendiceal rupture, abscess formation, and enterocutaneous umbilical drainage.
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