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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>American Journal of Medical Case Reports</journalTitle>
    <eissn>2374-216X</eissn>
    <publicationDate>2022-04-10</publicationDate>
    <volume>10</volume>
    <issue>4</issue>
    <startPage>89</startPage>
    <endPage>92</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/ajmcr-10-4-2</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>AJMCR20221042</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">Blunt Abdominal Trauma Causing Transection of the Appendix: A Case Report</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Alharmoodi. F</name>
        <email>faalharmoodi@seha.ae</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Alsharhan. F</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Alafari. H</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Bekdache. O</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of General Surgery, Tawam hospital, Alain, United Arab Emirates</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="2">Department of Radiology, Tawam hospital, Alain, United Arab Emirates</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">Blunt trauma following Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) is the most common traumatic presentation to the Emergency department. Injuries mainly manifest as solid organ injuries or hollow viscous injuries. Nevertheless, appendicular injury is not common following blunt abdominal injury. We are reporting a case of 53 years old male who was found out to have a transection of the appendix after a traumatic blunt abdominal injury.</abstract>
    <fullTextUrl format="pdf">http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/10/4/2/ajmcr-10-4-2.pdf</fullTextUrl>
    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>appendix</keyword>
      <keyword>transection</keyword>
      <keyword>blunt</keyword>
      <keyword>trauma</keyword>
      <keyword>MVC</keyword>
    </keywords>
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