DOI: 10.7759/cureus.106922
Authored or co-authored by Dr. Mohamad El Haress
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Clinical context
Abdominal discomfort after colonoscopy is common, but appendicitis is an uncommon and potentially serious diagnosis in this setting.
Publication identifier: DOI 10.7759/cureus.106922.
Assessment
Persistent focal pain and evolving clinical findings require appropriate examination, laboratory evaluation, and imaging rather than reassurance alone.
Publication identifier: DOI 10.7759/cureus.106922.
Clinical lesson
The report encourages awareness of rare post-colonoscopy complications so that appendicitis can be identified and treated promptly.
Publication identifier: DOI 10.7759/cureus.106922.
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