Abstract: A physically well-developed 18 year-old male presented with 24-h with abdominal painpreceded by aknee striketo his abdomen during an Australian Football match. He noticed epigastric and mid abdominal pain immediately after the trauma, but was able to play through the remainder of the match. The pain reached a crescendo of severitytwo hours post-match, and subsequently migrated and localized to his right iliac fossa (RIF). He presented the following day with RIF pain, anorexia, nauseaand temperatures up to 39.2ᵒC at home.
Examination revealed...
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