A Near Fatal Sneeze Spontaneous Splenic Rupture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
A 79-year-old female called 911 for abdominal pain in her left upper quadrant with radiation through to her back and left shoulder for three hours. Upon arrival to the emergency department her physical exam was positive only for tenderness in the left upper quadrant of her abdomen. The patient denie...
Main Authors: | Gregory W. Reinhold, Tina K. Melonakos, Daniel T. Lyman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2017-05-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/17p5d8kv |
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