Duodenal diverticulitis: a rare cause of abnormal liver function tests
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Duodenal diverticulitis: a rare cause of abnormal liver function tests.
A 52-year-old woman presented with a 2-week history of pain in her right upper abdomen radiating to the ipsilateral shoulder, associated with pale colored stools, dark colored urine, and a poor appetite, without febrile episodes. Physical examination revealed right upper quadrant tenderness with a positive Murphy’s sign. Initial tests revealed leukocytosis with aspartate transaminase at 245IU/L...
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عنوان ژورنال: Endoscopy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0013-726X,1438-8812
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291519