A pulmonary embolism case presenting with upper abdominal and flank pain


Unluer E. E., DENİZBAŞI ALTINOK A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.135-138, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Background The clinical manifestations of pulmonary thromboembolism are non-specific, which makes this condition difficult to diagnose. A case of helical computerized tomography angiographically documented pulmonary thromboembolism, which initially presented as upper abdominal and flank pain, is described.