A 28-year-old female patient presented with complaints of lower right abdominal pain for 1 year, worsening 3 days before admission. The patient feels nauseous and has no fever. The patient is married and has no gynaecological complaints. Laboratory results Haemoglobin 12.1 Haematocrit 36.7 Leukocytes 8990 Platelets 307,000 Bleeding time 3 minutes APTT 30.1 Glucose 83 Abdominal ultrasound results showed a hypoechoic shadow resembling a target sign or a tubular dead end without peristalsis. 0.8-0.9 cm in diameter. The patient was diagnosed with an acute exacerbation of chronic appendicitis and an appendectomy was planned.
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