A 20-year-old male patient presented to the ER with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The pain was initially peri-umbilical in nature, however, with time, the pain worsened and shifted to right lower quadrant. On palpating the abdomen, tenderness is present over right lower quadrant with guarding. Patient is febrile and lab repos show leukocytosis. Emergency laparotomy is planned and the inflamed organ is identified by the confluence of taenia coli. Which position of the above-mentioned organ is considered to be the most dangerous position?
A 20-year-old male patient presented to the ER with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The pain was initially peri-umbilical in nature, however, with time, the pain worsened and shifted to right lower quadrant. On palpating the abdomen, tenderness is present over right lower quadrant with guarding. Patient is febrile and lab repos show leukocytosis. Emergency laparotomy is planned and the inflamed organ is identified by the confluence of taenia coli. Which position of the above-mentioned organ is considered to be the most dangerous position?
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A 20-year-old male patient presented to the ER with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The pain was initially peri-umbilical in nature, however, with time, the pain worsened and shifted to right lower quadrant. On palpating the abdomen, tenderness is present over right lower quadrant with guarding. Patient is febrile and lab repos show leukocytosis. Emergency laparotomy is planned and the inflamed organ is identified by the confluence of taenia coli. Which position of the above-mentioned organ is considered to be the most dangerous position?
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