Atypical Abdominal Pain in a Patient With Liver Cirrhosis

Liz Toapanta-Yanchapaxi; Eid-Lidt Guering; Ignacio García-Juárez

Annals of Hepatology (Jan 2018)

Atypical Abdominal Pain in a Patient With Liver Cirrhosis

Liz Toapanta-Yanchapaxi,
Eid-Lidt Guering,
Ignacio García-Juárez

Affiliations

Liz Toapanta-Yanchapaxi: Gastroenterology Department. National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition “Salvador Zubirán”. Mexico City. Mexico
Eid-Lidt Guering: Interventional Cardiology. National Institute of Cardiology “Ignacio Chávez”. Mexico City. Mexico
Ignacio García-Juárez: Gastroenterology Department. National Institute of Medical Science and Nutrition “Salvador Zubirán”. Mexico City. Mexico; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 162 – 164

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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.

Published in Annals of Hepatology

ISSN: 1665-2681 (Print); 2659-5982 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Spain
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/annals-of-hepatology

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