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Appendicitis.

Posted By: stumped on 2008-05-08
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Subject: Appendicitis.

The mesoappendix was then elevated and divided with the endoscopic stapler.  Hemostasis was good and the appendix was placed in a ??_________ and extracted through the left lower quadrant port site.


It sounds like pletement fack or something silly like that.



 


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