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A 60-year old man with no past medical history presented to the Emergency Department complaining of having abdominal pain and diarrhea for the last ten days. Physical examination and laboratory studies were suggestive of acute appendicitis. The patient was admitted urgently and taken to the operating room. The appendix had signs of acute inflammation and was removed while the small and large intestines...