A disappearing abdominal mass in a teenage female

A disappearing abdominal mass in a teenage female

We present a case of a 17-year-old female who presented to an urgent care for evaluation of a right-sided abdominal mass. Prior to her evaluation, she had undergone advanced imaging and exploratory laparotomy that did not reveal a diagnosis for her symptoms. Our case emphasizes the importance of lis...

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Main Authors: Jordan Kahle, Jay Lakhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20927965
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spelling doaj-bb89bcce42ac4de98a3fd627654104012020-11-25T03:34:52ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open Medical Case Reports2050-313X2020-06-01810.1177/2050313X20927965A disappearing abdominal mass in a teenage femaleJordan Kahle0Jay Lakhani1Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USAPediatrics, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, USAWe present a case of a 17-year-old female who presented to an urgent care for evaluation of a right-sided abdominal mass. Prior to her evaluation, she had undergone advanced imaging and exploratory laparotomy that did not reveal a diagnosis for her symptoms. Our case emphasizes the importance of listening to the patient who persists in describing a particular clinical symptom and highlights the forgotten, yet historically well-known, diagnosis of nephroptosis.https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20927965
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description We present a case of a 17-year-old female who presented to an urgent care for evaluation of a right-sided abdominal mass. Prior to her evaluation, she had undergone advanced imaging and exploratory laparotomy that did not reveal a diagnosis for her symptoms. Our case emphasizes the importance of listening to the patient who persists in describing a particular clinical symptom and highlights the forgotten, yet historically well-known, diagnosis of nephroptosis.
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