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Case: Patient having appendicitis: McBurney +, Rovsing’s sign +, Psoas sign +, Obturator sign +, so all the signs of an appendicitis are positive. But upon doing blood tests and scan, we find out that the patient is normal

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Nevertheless, we should operate the appendicitis because, in this case, the diagnosis is clinical. In other words, even if the blood tests and imagery are negative, the case should be surgically treated ? acute appendicitis is a clinical diagnosis.


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