Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016)

A 52-Year-Old Woman with a Palpable Abdominal Mass

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 4 No. 1 (2016), 1 February 2016 , Page 45-46
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v4i1.217

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman presented with a history of diabetes mellitus under medical treatment and a surgical history of a cesarean section 20 years ago. The patient was referred to our emergency department because of a 2-week hypermenorrhea and unspecific abdominal pain without nausea and vomiting, fever, or other symptoms. She did not complain of weight loss.
Keywords:
  • abdomen
  • foreign body
  • gossypiboma
  • surgical sponges

How to Cite

1.
Yang Y-J, Wu C-C, Wang T-L, Lin AC-M. A 52-Year-Old Woman with a Palpable Abdominal Mass. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2018 Dec. 11 [cited 2025 Nov. 13];4(1):45-6. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/217

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