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Undiagnosed hypothyroidism presenting with sigmoid volvulus
The incidence of hypothyroidism presenting with sigmoid volvulus, a phenomenon known as myxedema pseudovolvulus, is exceedingly rare. A male in his late thirties presented to our institution with a chief complaint of abdominal pain. The patient underwent CT scan, which was consistent with massive co...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4841560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27106615 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw033 |