Radiology Case of the Month: An Unusual Etiology of Increased Abdominal Girth in a 42-Year-Old Man.

نویسندگان

  • Anish Patel
  • Brian Han
  • Kyle Degeyter
  • Harold Neitzschman
چکیده

A 42-year-old man with diabetes and hypertension presented to the emergency room after experiencing a several month history of gradually increasing abdominal girth with the sudden onset of abdominal pain.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society

دوره 167 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015