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Appendicular abscess pathophysiology
Diverticulitis pathophysiology
Gastrointestinal perforation pathophysiology
Secondary peritonitis pathophysiology
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis pathophysiology
Otitis externa pathophysiology
Appendicitis pathophysiology
Mesenteric ischemia pathophysiology