2018, Number 1
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Ann Hepatol 2018; 17 (1)
Atypical Abdominal Pain in a Patient With Liver Cirrhosis
Toapanta-Yanchapaxi L, Guering Eid-Lidt, García-Juárez I
Language: English
References: 8
Page: 162-164
PDF size: 129.04 Kb.
ABSTRACT
The causes of abdominal pain in patients with liver cirrhosis and ascites are well-known but occasionally, atypical causes arise. We
report the case of a patient with a ruptured, confined abdominal aortic aneurysm.
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