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Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine 1/2018

01-01-2018 | CE - MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION

Xiphodynia: a rare cause of epigastric pain

Authors: Walberto Monteiro Neiva Eulálio Filho, Daniel José Martins Barbosa, Edilson Carvalho de Sousa Junior

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Issue 1/2018

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A male, 63-year-old patient, presented with non-radiating epigastric pain of 3 months duration. On physical examination, he had local tenderness with palpation, discrete solid rise in the xiphoid, and there were no signs of peritoneal irritation. The patient had a negative history of cardiovascular disease. He had been in a motor vehicle accident 6 months prior to consultation. …
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Metadata
Title
Xiphodynia: a rare cause of epigastric pain
Authors
Walberto Monteiro Neiva Eulálio Filho
Daniel José Martins Barbosa
Edilson Carvalho de Sousa Junior
Publication date
01-01-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-017-1720-y

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