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| Simultaneous acute appendicitis in identical twins | ||||||
| Israa Kannas1, Ahmad Ghazal2, Ghazal Al Shaghel1, Linda Sultan1 | ||||||
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1Medical student, University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo, Syria 2MD, PhD, Gs, Surgery Department, Aleppo University Hospital, Aleppo, Syria | ||||||
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| Kannas I, Ghazal A, Al Shaghel G, Sultan L. Simultaneous acute appendicitis in identical twins. Edorium Open 2018;1:100004Z95IK2018. |
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ABSTRACT
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Introduction:
Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency in many parts of the world. However, we report a rare case of simultaneous appendicitis in twins.
Case Series: The identical twins were women in the third decade presented to emergency department within 36 hours of each other with general abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia and fatigue for six hours. Furthermore, the second twin had fever and sweating. They underwent surgery, they both had appendicitis and appendectomies were done. They also made an excellent recovery. Conclusion: Identical twins are not only similar in the morphologic features, it seems to be that there is a heredity predisposition for diseases not only the chronic diseases but also the acute one such appendicitis. | |
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Keywords:
Appendicitis, Monozygotic, Twins
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Acknowledgments
We are thankful for Dr. Luma Haj Kassem, Department of Otology, Aleppo University Hospital, Aleppo, Syria for her contribution. |
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Author Contributions
Israa Kannas – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ahmad Ghazal – Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Ghazal Al Shaghel – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Linda Sultan – Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Final approval to the version to be published |
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Guarantor of Submission
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of Support
None |
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Conflict of Interest
Author declares no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright
© 2018 Israa Kannas et al. This article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original author(s) and original publisher are properly credited. Please see the copyright policy on the journal website for more information. |
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