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Query: UMLS:C0000727 (acute abdomen)
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Benign ulceration of the cecum is an uncommon lesion that was originally described by Cruveilhier in 1832. Etiology is unknown and symptomatology not pathognomonic. Pre-operative and intraoperative diagnosis is rare and difficult. Definitive diagnosis is usually obtained by histologic evaluation of the surgical specimen after a right hemicolectomy performed for a suspect of a neoplasm of the cecum. The authors present 7 cases of cecal ulcers and suggest that preoperative diagnosis may be due after a colonoscopy with biopsy. This examination may be performed only in that cases that appear without symptoms of acute abdomen. The authors suggest also to perform right hemicolectomy.
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PMID:[Benign ulcers of the cecum]. 955 58