Left lower quadrant pain: an unlikely diagnosis in a case of acute abdomen

Splenic infarct is an incredibly rare diagnosis for abdominal pain. One study involving two hospitals over ten years describes only 0.0037% of all hospital admissions presenting with splenic infarction. Our report describes a case of massive splenomegaly causing pain in a different location compared...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Williams, Shumona Ima, Charles Milrod, Mahesh Krishnamurthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1517578