73-year-old woman with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant

Journal Article · Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 EST 1987 · JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.257.11.1513· OSTI ID:6404971

Bond, J R

A 73-year-old woman presented with a six-day history of abdominal pain that had started in the epigastrium, but recently had become more intense in the right lower quadrant. Peptic ulcer had been diagnosed three years prior to presentation and had been managed medically. On physical examination, epigastric tenderness as well as guarding and rebound tenderness in the right lower quandrant were present. Mild leukocytosis was reported. Computed tomography demonstrated a 5-cm retrocecal mass with low attenuation (fluid content) surrounded by an irregularly thickened uncalcified wall. Multiple areas of tissue debris were seen extending into the mass, but no true separation was present.

• Research Organization: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
• OSTI ID: 6404971
• Journal Information: JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 257:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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