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SMALL INTESTINE AND APPENDIX
Case #2 -
A 30 year old with suspected acute appendicitis

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
3.) If the mass were 2 cm.in size or if it were located at the base of the appendix, would this change your management?

A mass larger than 2 cm or located at the base of the appendix should be treated by right hemicolectomy.  
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