Xiphodynia Caused by a Large Xiphoid Process

We present the case of a 72-year-old man with a three-month history of epigastric pain. A physical examination revealed a tender, hard mass around the epigastric area. Enhanced CT showed no chest or abdominal abnormalities, except for a large xiphoid process. The diagnosis was xiphodynia caused by a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tsuchida, Tomoya, Ishizuka, Kosuke, Ohira, Yoshiyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790055
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44516
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Sumario:We present the case of a 72-year-old man with a three-month history of epigastric pain. A physical examination revealed a tender, hard mass around the epigastric area. Enhanced CT showed no chest or abdominal abnormalities, except for a large xiphoid process. The diagnosis was xiphodynia caused by a large xiphoid process. Xyphoidynia should be considered a differential diagnosis for epigastric pain.

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