Gutiérrez-Vega R

Language: Spanish
References: 33
Page: 135-140
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ABSTRACT

The case of a masculine patient 18 years old, with diagnosis of acute appendicitis appears, in which during their process of medical attention facts are observed that conditioned delay in the diagnosis and resolution of their pathology, causing themselves conflict between the Doctor and the Patient.

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