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Intraperitoneal gas samples were collected from a subset of 23 patients (nine diagnosed with acute appendicitis).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Statistically significant differences in the concentration of VCs in breath were found between the three groups. Acetone, isopropanol, propanol, butyric acid, and further unassigned VCs with molecular mass\/charge ratio (m\/z) 56, 61 and 87 were all identified with significant endogenous contributions. Principle component analysis was able to separate the control and appendicitis groups for seven variables: m\/z = 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 87 and 88. 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