Sánchez CDM, Hernández CE, Flores HV, Basilio OA, Delgadillo GS, López CÓ

Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 34-36
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ABSTRACT

The elder adult presents atypical clinical characteristics and an insidious course in the acute abdominal syndrome; this is a problem for the opportune diagnosis that in turn increases the morbimortality of such patients. In this work the clinical case of a patient with traumatic antecedent at thoracic and abdominal level is presented that initially had diffuse abdominal pain with preoperatory diagnosis of deep contusion of abdomen.

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