| Literature DB >> 24202064 |
H Siekmann1, D Adler, R Schneider, K Weinitschke, A G Bach.
Abstract
The differential diagnosis of lumbar back pain includes a broad spectrum of vertebral and extravertebral pathologies. Even in cases of a traumatic event physicians should keep an extravertebral cause in mind. This is a case report on the coincidence of perforated sigma diverticulitis and traumatic spine compression fracture in an 85-year-old woman with acute back pain. The presence of free retroperitoneal gas in the computed tomography (CT) scan was of significant diagnostic importance.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24202064 DOI: 10.1007/s00113-013-2503-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Unfallchirurg ISSN: 0177-5537 Impact factor: 1.000