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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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Autores principales: Meytes, Vadim, Schulberg, Steven P., Morin, Nicholas, Glinik, Galina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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