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Incidental finding of inflammatory fibroid polyp of the appendix in a patient presenting with acute appendicitis

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  1. General Surgery Department, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Wadah A. A. Ali, Ali Mohammad Mahmud & Tasnim R. Keloth

  2. Histopathology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Tasnim R. Keloth

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Ali, W.A.A., Mahmud, A.M. & Keloth, T.R. Incidental finding of inflammatory fibroid polyp of the appendix in a patient presenting with acute appendicitis. Indian J Gastroenterol 32, 130–132 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-012-0292-z

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