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A disappearing abdominal mass in a teenage female

We present a case of a 17-year-old female who presented to an urgent care for evaluation of a right-sided abdominal mass. Prior to her evaluation, she had undergone advanced imaging and exploratory laparotomy that did not reveal a diagnosis for her symptoms. Our case emphasizes the importance of lis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kahle, Jordan, Lakhani, Jay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7273545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32547764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20927965
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Sumario:We present a case of a 17-year-old female who presented to an urgent care for evaluation of a right-sided abdominal mass. Prior to her evaluation, she had undergone advanced imaging and exploratory laparotomy that did not reveal a diagnosis for her symptoms. Our case emphasizes the importance of listening to the patient who persists in describing a particular clinical symptom and highlights the forgotten, yet historically well-known, diagnosis of nephroptosis.