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A 30-year-old woman presented with a history of abdominal pain for 8 days. The pain was initially in the right lower abdomen, but had become generalized 2 days before admission. On examination, she had generalized peritonitis. She had no co-morbidity and came from a North Indian village. At emergency surgery, there was a giant perforation in the caecum with most of the caecum thickened and gangrenous. What caused this presentation?
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A 31-year-old woman with a long history of bowel symptoms presented with a tender abdominal mass. After CT she underwent an urgent colectomy. What is the likely diagnosis?
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An 81-year-old man with Parkinson's disease presented with diffuse abdominal pain and distension. The patient underwent an exploratory laparotomy. What is the diagnosis?
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